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Tanks were an important weapons system in World War II. Although tanks in the inter-war years were the subject of widespread research, few were made, in just a few countries. However, during World War II, most armies employed tanks, and thousands were built every month. Tank usage, doctrine, and production varied widely among the combatant nations.
G. Battle of Gembloux (1940) German encounter of Soviet T-34 and KV tanks. Operation Goodwood.
The first generation of post World War II Main Battle Tanks includes the U.S. M48/M60, the German Leopard 1 and the British Centurion and Chieftain. The second generation includes most of the 120 mm Main Battle Tanks such as the American M1A1, the German Leopard 2 and the British Challenger. As for the third generation Main Battle Tank, they ...
A main battle tank(MBT), also known as a battle tankor universal tank,[1]is a tankthat fills the role of armour-protected direct fireand maneuver in many modern armies. Cold War-era development of more powerful engines, better suspension systems and lighter composite armourallowed for the design of a tank that had the firepower of a super-heavy ...
The Battle of Arracourt took place between U.S. and German armoured forces near the town of Arracourt, Lorraine, France between 18 and 29 September 1944, during the Lorraine Campaign of World War II. As part of a counteroffensive against recent U.S. advances in France, the German 5th Panzer Army had as its objective the recapture of Lunéville ...
A Panther Ausf. D, 1943. Number built—6,000 The Panther was a medium tank (45 tonnes) with a crew of five, which was designed to counter the Soviet T-34 tank. In weight it was comparable to Soviet heavy tanks. This tank was introduced in the Battle of Kursk, one of the largest tank battles in history.
Battle of Peleliu order of battle. Operation Uranus Soviet order of battle. Battle of Tarawa order of battle. Battle of the Bulge order of battle. Battle of the Scheldt order of battle. Battle of Belgium order of battle. Order of battle for the Battle of Berlin. Boevoi sostav Sovetskoi armii.
British infantry the 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment aboard Sherman tanks near Argentan, 21 August 1944 Men of the British 22nd Independent Parachute Company, 6th Airborne Division being briefed for the invasion, 4–5 June 1944 Canadian chaplain conducting a funeral service in the Normandy bridgehead, 16 July 1944 American troops on board a LCT, ready to ride across the English Channel to France ...