The Panzer IV for Germany and the T34 for the Soviet Union formed the backbone of their armored divisions for much of the war. These were the most widely produced, cost effective, longest serving and ...

Paul Thomas Chamberlin’s book, Scorched Earth, recasts the conflict as a brutal struggle for survival among declining and ascendant imperial powers.

Germany has fulfilled the treaties with the Soviet Union. In addition, through the destruction of Poland, she has helped the Soviet Union greatly. "We hoped to come to good-neighborly relations.

When she heard the news of Nazi Germany surrendering 80 years ago, ... On Victory Day, veterans recall the Soviet Union's sacrifice in World War II. Via AP news wire. Sunday 04 May 2025 05:10 BST.

Soviet troops dealt crushing defeats to Germany in 1943 in Stalingrad and Kursk. and then drove the Nazi forces back across the western Soviet Union all the way to Berlin.

Soviet infantry in combat during the Battle of Kursk in 1943 in Russia. It was World War II battle between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front fought from July 5 till August 23, 1943.