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T - 34
T 34 in front of the tractor factory
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Engineer M. I. Koshkin became chief designer at the Kharkov Locomotive Factory in November 1937. He started to build a wheel/track medium tank that had shell safe armor. It was designated the A-20. Work on it continued into 1938. Another project for a medium tanks was started. It was initially designated the A-32 and then later changed to T-32. It had a 76.2 mm gun whereas the A-20 had a 45 mm gun. The armor was also thicker.
In August 1938 the High War Council, let by People's Commissar for Defense, K. J. Voroshilov, discussed the A-20 and T-32. Many on the Council disliked the T-32. In July 1939, the Kharkov Locomotive Factory had completed the prototypes for the A-20 and T-32. They were both then tested and it was decided to go with the T-32. On December 19, 1939, the People's Commissariat for Defense released the T-32 to the Red Army. It was soon designated the T-34.
Source : http://www.wwiivehicles.com/ussr/tanks_medium/t34.html
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http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-34
http://www.europa1939.com/tanques/tanques/t34.html
http://www.saunalahti.fi/veijju/tankit/tank6.html
http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/NKorea/NorthKorea.html
T 34 found in Latvia, http://www.geocities.com/military_archeology/tanks_ru.htm
http://www.flamesofwar.com/Article.asp?ArticleID=919
http://www.e-zine.com.cn/yuekan/top/first/allied/ussr/3/t3476.asp
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KATYUSHA at the State panoramic museum
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The Katyusha rocket is not just one type of rocket, but could be seen as a whole range of different artillery rockets.
The Katyusha rocket launcher played an important part during the local wars and conflicts in the Middle East, the rockets were used by almost al the parties in Lebanon.
The Katyusha (Little Katie) rocket is from Soviet origin. Already halfway thirties the NII-3(currently the Federal Missile Construction Center) started with the development of combat rockets designed for the Soviet Air Force; the 82mm ROS-82 fragmentation rocket for fighters and the 132mm ROS-132 for bombers.
In this time there was a technical exchange program between the Soviets and the Nazis. After the Germans started with the development of the six-barreled Nebelwerfer rocket mortar in 1936, this became known soon by the Soviet authorities, which ordered the NII-3 to develop their own artillery rockets. The NII-3 developed two major versions of Multiple Rocket Launchers (MRLS) the 82mm BM-8 and the 132mm BM-13. Both types were developed to carry chemical and incendiary warheads, and were mounted on the ZIS 5 and ZIS 6 trucks.
Source : http://www.veteranen.info/~cedarsouthlebanon/kat/kateng.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyusha
http://www.answers.com/topic/katyusha
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/katyusha.htm
http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/katyusha.htm
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Embankment after the war
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The fontain is removed after the war.
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What a fascinating and informative post! Thank you  Kudos! 
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Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev
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Captain Vassili Grigoryevich Zaitsev (March 23, 1915 – December 15, 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II who between November 10 and December 17, 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad killed 114 soldiers and officers of the Wehrmacht and other Axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers. His military rank at the time was Junior Lieutenant. By the end of the war, Zaitsev had made 242 verified kills (some sources put the number at 400).
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Sniper Rifle Mosin 1891 30
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red october steel factory
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On the 27th of September German forces launched yet another attack to destroy the Russian salient which reached westwards from the Volga in the industrial sector in the north of the city. The capture of the Red October steelworks, the Barrikady armaments factory, the Lazure Chemical works and the Dzerzhinsky tractor plant were the objectives of this new attack. However Russian forces pre-empted the German offensive with spoiling attacks in the area of the Mamayev Kurgan. The 389th Infantryivision attacked the Barrikady workers apartments, while the 24th Panzer Division advanced towards the Red October factory. Further south 100th Jager Division recaptured the summit of the Mamayev Kurgan. On the 28th of September, yet another Russian counter attack on the Kurgan threw German forces off of the summit. That night two Regiments of the 193rd Rifle and 39th Guards Rifle Divisions crossed the river to help reinforce the city.
On the 29th of September, German forces began to reduce the Russian salient in the north of the city. The village of Orlovka was attacked by the 389th Infantry and 60th Motorized Divisions simultaneously. In addition the 94th Infantry and 14th Panzer Division's were also moved up from the south of the city to support the attack. That night the 39th Guards Rifle Division crossed the river to reinforce the Red October steelworks.
Source : http://www.theeasternfront.co.uk/Battles/battlestalingrad.htm
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Overlooking the red october steel factory.
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Overlooking the red october steel factory today.
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