Here, Soviet T-34s damaged in battles were repaired and modified.Īccording to one version, the Germans got the Soviet tanks not only as war trophies, but also as a banal commodity - in the pre-war period. In 1943, the Germans set up a repair shop in Kharkov on the territory of a tractor plant. More often, due to the lack of spare parts, damaged 'thirty-fours' and KVs left the service, and suitable parts were used to repair other tanks. Only by the end of the summer of 1941, more than 14 thousand Soviet tanks became the prey of the Germans. True, it is not very clear where the Germans took spare parts for the repair of T-34s and Klimov Voroshilovs damaged in battles. It is worth noting that for their combat characteristics, 'KVshki' were quite popular with the Germans. Along with them, heavy tanks KV-1 and KV-2 turned against the Soviet troops, surpassing German armored vehicles in firepower. However, there were a sufficient number of such tanks in the German troops, sadly.

The Germans also turned tanks against the Soviet troops, including the legendary KV-2 and 'thirty-four' - also distinguished themselves in the service of the troops of the Third Reich.īut the T-34 with crosses on board looks at least strange and unusual. Not only small arms Soviet weapons succumbed to the ranks of the German army.

Panzer corps 2 captured equipment