The Colossal Tank That Was Impossible to Kill

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The Colossal Tank That Was Impossible to Kill

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Жыл бұрын

In 1941, Hitler's insatiable hunger for conquest led to a daring plan: the invasion of the Soviet Union. As the German war machine marched towards the motherland's vast resources and territories, the Soviet tanks, particularly the KV-1 heavy tank, stood as the first line of defense. And a small road, dubbed Tank Alley, would become the site of a legendary battle.
Merely miles away from the capital, Lieutenant Zinoviy Kolobanov and his platoon of five KV-1 tanks faced the advancing German forces, fully aware that the fate of their nation hung in the balance.
Against overwhelming odds, Kolobanov and his comrades stood their ground, unleashing the full might of their tanks against the advancing enemy while trying to ignite a spark of hope and determination in the hearts of their fellow Soviet soldiers.
Little did they know that their heroic actions on Tank Alley would go down in history as one of the most impressive tank battles ever fought…
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@robertsansone1680 Жыл бұрын

One KV-1 was ordered to guard a bridge early in the invasion. The Germans fired at it with their 37mm anti-tank gun to no effect. They finally brought in an 88mm & destroyed it. When the Germans went up to the KV, they counted 72 rounds of the 37mm stuck in it. That's about the time they nicknamed their 37mm "The doorknocker". Thanks for the video.

@CaptainDonut0 Жыл бұрын

Are you talking about the battle of Raseiniai. If so that village is near the town of my granma.

@richardbradley2335 Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainDonut0 Baz Battles done a brilliant vid on it.

@robertsansone1680 Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainDonut0 I honestly don't remember, but you have me very curious. I can try to find the story. I may have read it in the book, "Hitler Moves East", but I'm not sure. I will try to find the story but it may be a few days. I have to get to work now. I salute your grandmother.

@CaptainDonut0 Жыл бұрын

@@richardbradley2335 am just gona visit the Raseiniai countryland museam this summer.

@CaptainDonut0 Жыл бұрын

@@robertsansone1680 okay and tnx. My unclu also told me of a tank sunken in a stream some were near Raseiniai since my ant is from Raseiniai. The location was known by his father in law but hi passed before he told.

@paulroberts3639 Жыл бұрын

The KV2 in the thumbnail and several stills was an assault gun variant with the 152mm in a high sided turret. It was never intended to take on tanks. But it easily could and did it well. Over 5000 KV1s were built and made a significant difference. But only 200 KV2s were built. So their impact was minor. I wouldn’t call the KV1 ‘colossal’. The KV2 was.

@jtl05 Жыл бұрын

its not a kv2 in the thumbnail

@perrinayebarra Жыл бұрын

Kv1 was indeed colossal for the time.

@paulroberts3639 Жыл бұрын

Yes the thumbnail has been changed since I posted this. Yes the KV1 was a large tank for 1941. Certainly compared to the panzer 2 and 3. But larger ‘colossal’ tanks did exist. T35 comes to mind.

@perrinayebarra Жыл бұрын

@@paulroberts3639 kv1 was a full 20 tons heavier than the largest German tank and was practically impervious to their guns. T35 was the same weight but physically larger and carrying almost no armour. I doubt the Germans feared the t35 much after their first shot went through the front and right out the back.

@carlevans5760 Жыл бұрын

The main flaws of KV 2's, too high a turret prefile, and not enough vision in the turret. I have a nice original KV 2 kill picture. Have a few original KV 1 kill images.

@JoeDirte157 Жыл бұрын

There’s KV 1 and KV 2….the one with the HUGE gun is the KV 2

@Fractal_blip Жыл бұрын

Huge toob

@Frosty_tha_Snowman Жыл бұрын

There is also the Smasher from Blitz. 😅

@ThatPianoNoob Жыл бұрын

Mostly the fucking turret is just so comically large.

@floppi7098 Жыл бұрын

@@ThatPianoNoobstalins fridge 🤣

@lot2196 Жыл бұрын

Correct.

@shanehutchison6791 Жыл бұрын

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@seandezart8294 Жыл бұрын

In 1951, Lieutenant Kolobanov served in the Soviet occupation zone in East Germany, where he was court-martialed when a subordinate escaped to the British occupation zone. After that, he was transferred to the reserves.He remained in the army for some years, based in Belarus, and retired as a lieutenant-colonel. He then went on to work for the Minsk Auto Works. So, the Soviet Union didn't really appreciate him - he certainly wasn't treated as a hero later !

@faultline3936 Жыл бұрын

How tf did he not became a hero? Or at least, treated as a hero?

@stefannilsson2406 11 ай бұрын

Very few heroes got treated as "heroes" in the soviet union. Socialism is all about eradicating individualism. The only people allowed to have status are the leaders.

@samanyupalthi 11 ай бұрын

@@faultline3936 he might have made Stalin angry at some point!

@grantsmythe8625 Жыл бұрын

There is no safe place in war but there are two places I would not want to be in any war: a crewman on a tank or a submarine. To those who did serve in those machines, I salute your determination and courage.

@christianterrill3503 Жыл бұрын

I think I would still take a tank over a submarine, although with how many tanks get destroyed in modern wafeware mabye the sub would have a better chance of survival based on how few submarines get sunk these days...

@Irish381 Жыл бұрын

Battle Tank, Submarine, or Bomber aircraft. During the Second World War you had a 25% chance of surviving a tour in a U boat, a 1 in 5 chance in a tank , or 1 in 3 chances of being turned into a human purée in the skies over Europe. So I guess it just depends on how much can you take aboard a U-Boat?

@ayrplanes Жыл бұрын

It is ironic that these machines were built to protect the men inside yet those same men had the highest loss rates.

@CaptainDonut0 Жыл бұрын

I myself would choose a tobruk bunker. You can google whaf it is.

@BiblicalFlatEarth Жыл бұрын

Do not underestimate the suck of walking point.

@martinarreguy2984 Жыл бұрын

He wasn't fighting for his nation, Stalin, or the flag. He was fighting for comrades, his family, and for his life.

@chilIychilI Жыл бұрын

Agreed. They were fighting to stop the rape of their wives & the murder of their children. It's a nasty thought & awful truth. But... that's gotta give a man a slight edge over his enemy in war.

@user625FNDA Жыл бұрын

Does anyone knwos where this guys gets its playlist of songs for background?

@DuneRunnerEnterprises Жыл бұрын

Wrong. "За Родину!!! За Сталина !!!" "For the Motherland, for the Stalin" - that's was one of the warcrys of Red Army.

@martinarreguy2984 Жыл бұрын

@DuneRunnerEnterprises OK my Tavarish!

@datapark9118 Жыл бұрын

Your wrong that's something they were ordered and forced to say

@jeetu13 9 ай бұрын

He: "Particularly the KV-1 heavy tank" **A T-26 appears on the screen**

@JS-wy6uw Жыл бұрын

It didn't have a 7.62mm gun, that was the caliber of a rifle. It was a 7.62cm gun.

@jonathanmatthews7448 11 ай бұрын

Yeah. That sounded stupid. Maybe he meant to say 76.2mm??

@BadgerBadgerBadger28 Жыл бұрын

Why show the KV2 in the thumb nail But not a single mention of it

@bman3983 Жыл бұрын

because it was not about the machine it was about the hero.

@neocav1 Жыл бұрын

@@bman3983 again, stop.

@Upsidedownzack Жыл бұрын

The Chonk Tonk

@Fractal_blip Жыл бұрын

t00b

@christianterrill3503 Жыл бұрын

That's a really big chonk

@stomper2888 Жыл бұрын

shut up

@stomper2888 Жыл бұрын

@@christianterrill3503 so big papiii

@Emperor_Hirohito516 Жыл бұрын

@@stomper2888 no

@tracestauble Жыл бұрын

Great video. My only recommendation is to show a KV1 throughout the video instead of mixing T-34s and KV2s in there.

@van3158 Жыл бұрын

Agreed, the KV2 when he says KV1 is eye twitch inducing

@1986tessie Жыл бұрын

Not really enough footage.

@olekan1351 Жыл бұрын

Yeah it can be annoying but it’s not like there’s a whole lot of footage out there. They did the best with what they had.

@polaris5250 Жыл бұрын

They included the T-26 and A-20 in the footage.

@jamesdeen3011 Жыл бұрын

In dark docs comment in the description he specifically stated there are a lack of video footage of the KV-1 and substituted other footage of various types.

@andreashauschild7757 Жыл бұрын

The KV2 with the 152 mm howitzer gun was supper good in a defensive position, but did have severe limitations. The tank had to be level or the turret would not be able to be rotated and its powertrain was way underpowered. it could knock out any tank because the 152 gun was pretty much a artillery round hitting, the sheer impact of the HE explosion would damage most tanks.

@gregwooldridge8864 Жыл бұрын

When I was young in the 80s myself and friends use to play on an matilda tank in Australia it is still there . I remember how thick was the armour was .

@waffentrager594 Жыл бұрын

now go visit panthers or the tiger ii somewhere

@waffentrager594 Жыл бұрын

They're thicker than matilda

@gregorygaskill5412 Жыл бұрын

Lesson: do not create an unprotected shooting gallery for your opponent.

@jasonrodriguez8798 Жыл бұрын

Seems the Russians didn't learn that lesson.

@SB-qm5wg Жыл бұрын

8:44 look at all those hits

@matthews1371 Жыл бұрын

No one talks about the terrible things the soviet union did to Poland once it was split up by Germany and Russia.

@sabrekai8706 Жыл бұрын

So make a video about it. I read about Katyn long ago. Along with the rest of the crimes both sides perpetrated, Poland got stomped into the mud until a guy named Lech came along and started the revolt. Solidarnosc (hope I got that right)

@duanepigden1337 Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard lots about that.

@matthews1371 Жыл бұрын

@sabrekai8706 my great uncle did an interview about it and did a autobiography.

@JohnSmith-ei2pz Жыл бұрын

Churchill is complicit

@duanepigden1337 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-ei2pz -- what is Churchill complacent in?

@BestUsernameForMe Жыл бұрын

The Molotov Ribbentrop Pact was a pact of cooperative aggression. It allowed the Soviets to attack eastern Poland, Finland, Romania, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Soviets provided the Nazis with the resources needed to invade France and shared their expertise from the gulags to help the Nazis set up concentration camps.

@andrewstich4614 Жыл бұрын

The thumbnail is a kv2, but the video is about the kv1, just thought I’d point that out.

@thedukeofnorton Жыл бұрын

I love your channel but please get the right tank images for the sections describing particular vehicles.

@andrewthomas695 Жыл бұрын

I think they do when they can, but there isn't always sufficient imagery to fill the time slot. At least, not easily found.

@jkeelsnc Жыл бұрын

I’m not surprised. The KV1 was a beast. Also, the Russians were not without cunning and courage during the war. Zhukov was a fine general.

@Eric_Von_Yesselstyn Жыл бұрын

People don't realize that Germany didn't have good tanks until later in the war.. The KV-1 wasn't a good tank, it was just thicker armored than Panzer III tanks. Other than that it was garbage.. 100% Fact

@tomhenry897 Жыл бұрын

Ordering his men to charge German lines

@jkeelsnc Жыл бұрын

@@tomhenry897 well that is true. Also, shooting anyone who doesn’t charge the German lines. The Moscow line had machine gun emplacements with soldiers who would mow down anyone who didn’t move forward to fight the Germans. Often, these soldiers were prisoners, etc. it seems that history repeated itself as they are doing the same in Ukraine except offering deals to prisoners if they go fight. Obviously, this is no surprise.

@ngockhoanguyen2886 9 ай бұрын

@@tomhenry897 Human wave tactic for when you simply have too many men

@rb67mustang Жыл бұрын

What an amazing story about the KV1. Have you ever seen an image of the prototype Double Barrel KV1? A friend of mine 3D Printed a 1/16th scale turret, and I made the two gun barrels out of aluminum tubing. He had the only 1/16th scale RC Double Barrel KV1 Tank.

@petehafner3844 Жыл бұрын

Like the old military stuff thanks

@Depreuz Жыл бұрын

0:16 shows three T26 tanks while referring to the KV-1 "particularly the KV-1 heavy tank" 3:08 shows another T26 tank while referring to the KV-1 "particularly the KV-1 heavy tank" my soul is crushed and I am running out of copium.

@ashleymarie7452 Жыл бұрын

You might not be dead after 72 rounds of 37mm shells hitting the tank you were in, but you'd probably wish you were. Talk about permanent ringing in the ears...

@Chris-ut6eq Жыл бұрын

I applaud the defense of one's country. I hope the Ukrainian army has it's heroes do the same in defense of their homeland and drive the invaders out!

@TRUMP20Z4 Жыл бұрын

I hope Russia kicks their ASS.

@0Zolrender0 Жыл бұрын

Most of Eastern Ukraine is 95% ethnic Russian. Your comment shows you know nothing of the conflict and why it is happening.

@TRUMP20Z4 Жыл бұрын

@@0Zolrender0 Zalensky is a cross dressing dictator.

@hauptmanngilbertoduber9953 Жыл бұрын

@@0Zolrender0 And yet majority of these so called russians oppose russians

@1ua616 Жыл бұрын

@@0Zolrender0 you are full of RT .And RT is 100% lie

@paulsmith4448 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the video

@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS Жыл бұрын

If this is about the KV-2, which judging by the thumbnail it is, wasn't it an anti emplacement thing akin to the famous Sturmtiger rather than being utilized in a anti tank capacity. More than willing to be wrong here, don't have time to watch the video at the moment and as such I am basing my thoughts purely on both the thumbnail and my half remembered specifications for the KV-2.

@cascadianrangers728 Жыл бұрын

Lol if it'll smash a bunker, it will definitely smash a tank

@senorpepper3405 Жыл бұрын

@Cascadian Rangers if you can dodge a wrench 🔧 you can dodge a ball 🏐

@cascadianrangers728 Жыл бұрын

@@senorpepper3405 hahaha oh man it's been a minute, good movie

@Concorde1059 Жыл бұрын

Kinda funny to say "is this video about X" without watching any of it but yes, it was about KV-1. Excellent story, but I suggest you ignore the KV-2 thumbnail. Unfortunately, youtube requires clickbait thumbnails. At least they didn't put some dumb "OMG!!" face in there

@dreadlock7604 Жыл бұрын

The Kv-1/2 was also nicknamed the Dreadnought due to it taking heavy fire and shrugging it off like it was nothing

@nonyabiz9553 Жыл бұрын

absolutely brilliant. doesn't have every tank shoot at the same time. wow. that is not a sarcastic comment. seriously incredibly smart.

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 Жыл бұрын

Remarkable introducing of Soviet heavy tank KV-1 existing in battlefields during WW2 8:35

@stepanbandera5206 Жыл бұрын

Great Video.👍

@lorisperfetto6021 Жыл бұрын

KV-2?

@tomasdvorak7307 Жыл бұрын

The intro was a bit confusing, as the overview went all the way to the Stalingrad operation (Fall Blau), while the subject engagement happened a year earlier in 1941, and had nothing to do with Stalingrad. Then the KV-1, KV-2 and T34 mixed up... otherwise an interesting episode, though. 👍🏻

@richpontone1 Жыл бұрын

The problem was strictly strategic. Prior to the Invasion, the German High Command was given a warning by their General Thomas, that the then planned German offensive only had two months supply of gasoline and synthetic rubber to engage in their famed Blitzkrieg. Goering and Hitler was given this warning and laughed it off saying that it would only take two months to destroy the Soviet Union. Further, no Winter Coats, boots nor uniforms would be needed either. As a result, the German tanks were stopped in front of Moscow and Leningrad as they had run out of gasoline, trucks and armor vehicles had their rubber tires worn out, and German soldiers froze to death. The Germans thought they could loot the Russians of these supplies as they did with the French but that did not work out either. One German General said, “These long Russian distances devour us”. Lastly, the Germans transported 80 percent of their troops, tanks and guns by railroad but the Russian rail tracks were of a different gauge and therefore, German trains could not run in Russia. The Russians did not have this problem as the U.S. had donated 150,000 Ford trucks which each could carry 15 soldiers and an artillery piece in tow. The Germans had no such capability.

@banedonrunestar5618 Жыл бұрын

The Soviets had all kinds of supply issues too, Lend-Lease wasn’t a magic wand that made their issues go away. Many tanks, trucks, and aircraft they received from the allies required the fuel the allies sent as well. Soviet fuel wasn’t as highly refined and had far more impurities. If they used Soviet fuel in Lend-Lease equipment especially aircraft, the equipment became slower, less responsive, under-powered, required more maintenance, and failed sooner.

@richpontone1 Жыл бұрын

@@banedonrunestar5618 Yes but those US Lend Lease Ford Trucks were better than no Trucks at all, and the Germans had much fewer heavy trucks that could bring troops, artillery, ammunition etc. to the battle field. One reason why the Germans had to produce many more self propelled artillery was the lack of such trucks to tow such artillery and because there were very few highways in Russia especially during the Winter months. The Russians seem to adopt to these factors very well as they could deploy over 1,000 non self propelled artillery pieces to each of their military offensives. As for the inferior quality of Soviet oil, Hitler was very keen to divide half of his Panzers in capturing the Russian Baku oil field from his planned attack on Stalingrad. Probably a decisive factor in his defeat there. Stalin had ordered his Russian Commissar in Baku, “If the Germans capture Baku, I will shoot you. if they capture the oil fields intact, I will shoot you again”. The oil fields were completely trashed when the Germans captured them.

@tonyclough9844 Жыл бұрын

And the British supplies to Russia, Stalin only had valentine tanks defending Moscow. Also all the tanker trucks, and artillery, planes, we supplied. Russia would have lost the war but for US and British aid.

@richpontone1 Жыл бұрын

@@tonyclough9844 And Russian blood. Fyi, The Soviets introduced large numbers of their famed T-34 tanks which outclassed any German tank of 1941. Further, their tanks had Diesel engines which could run in Winter temperatures unlike the German tanks without anti freeze fluids. The T-34 tanks had wider threads which meant they could travel at full speed in snow, shallow streams and unsaved roads. The German tanks could not at that time. The Germans were shocked at all levels that “An Inferior Race” could create such a tank.

@richpontone1 Жыл бұрын

@@mikedawson6417 The Russian T-34 tanks introduced in this battle used Diesel fuel which could operate at a lower colder temperature. German tanks used petrol which froze. The T-34 tanks were then immune to German anti-tank and tank fire and the Russian tanks wider chassis and Christie suspension could easily travel through Ice, Snow and mud as well. Not only did the Germans not have antifreeze for their tanks but no Winter clothes for their soldiers so they had to strip the dead and alive Russian soldiers of theirs.

@hauptmanngilbertoduber9953 Жыл бұрын

It might not have penetrated the tank, but that doesn't stop it from spalling inside the tank being an absolute nightmare for the crew. Soviet tanks were known for this due to their shitty quality welds.

@HubertofLiege Жыл бұрын

In Soviet Russia pigeons weld tanks

@dennisyoung4631 Жыл бұрын

Pigeons? Or *bats?* “Your welds look like *bat guano,”* said Vyacheslav between sips of domestic-brewed stout. The welding shop was relentless in its heat. “Now, hold a tight arc, and weave your electrode side to side as you travel your seam, that and clean off *all* the slag between your passes,” he said, as he polished off his mug. “Now, I need a refill.”

@JohnSmith-ei2pz Жыл бұрын

Unlike the British rubbish! Rivetted.....which killed the crew

@hauptmanngilbertoduber9953 Жыл бұрын

@@mikedawson6417 Not really, USSR had 20,000 tanks meanwhile germany only had 3000 at the start of the war. The soviets tailored their tanks to be produced in mass. But yes, the painting thing you mentioned were during the battle of stalingrad and the tanks were even more hastly shoved out as the germans were basically at the doorstep and they wanted to not leave the germans with any equipment were they to capture it. The soviet doctrine heavily favoured quantity over quality, meanwhile the opposite applied to germany.

@davidgonzales-vj3jw Жыл бұрын

You called a t26 a kv1 😂 interesting video tho I enjoyed it

@polaris5250 Жыл бұрын

You noticed it as well. 😂

@davidgonzales-vj3jw Жыл бұрын

@@polaris5250 yes I play world of tanks so I know what it is when I see it lol

@buck9739 Жыл бұрын

Awesome true heroes

@johnross1991 Жыл бұрын

Impressive feat for sure.

@oleksiizinchenko8189 8 ай бұрын

Bro doesn’t not history, Stalin wanted to attack h1tler but, h1tler knew it and attack first

@josephpacchetti5997 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Video! 👊😎

@211212112 Жыл бұрын

The KV-1 had thick armor and a powerful gun, but one on one it is no match for a Panther, Tiger II, or even Tiger I. I say this because the optics on the German tanks were far superior allowing hits on target at a much greater range, the KV-1 only had one good shot because after every shot the gun had to be moved to point up in the air (idk if turret had to be in a certain position also) in order to reload. Having to move the gun off target to reload and then back on target meant the Germans could fire several accurate rounds for each KV-1 round. I don’t remember if the KV-1 turret rotation was completely manual or not. I think it is same as the T-92. The manual turret meant slower movement and crew getting exhausted if having to crank it around all day in the heat. I wonder what kind of German tanks were destroyed. I’d wager almost all of them were panzers (or similar armor and gun like Stug) or less. First to have twenty Tigers be they I’s, II’s, or mixed in one group was almost unheard of. Panthers were even more rare. Second destroying twenty plus Tigers with four tanks is almost unbelievable. Third I’m pretty sure a KV-1 even with it’s thick armor couldn’t handle all the hits dude’s tank supposedly took if it was the Tiger’s 88mm gun with armor piercing rounds. I’ve read of it taking two or three rounds to stop a KV-1, but never a KV-1 or JS-2 taking twenty plus rounds from Tigers and Panthers.

@jop4691 Жыл бұрын

The Panther and Tigers were produced because of the insane superiority of the KV1 and the T34 over the Panzers III, IV. And, the T34/85 as well as the KV2 and JS2 could go toe to toe with any German tank of the war.

@philliplarose8570 Жыл бұрын

Despite the claims of the German Army moving towards Stalingrad; this engagement took place during Barbarosa with attack on Leningrad. The German Tanks destroyed would have been Panzer I, II, III or Stugs. The Tiger was still being designed, it was the fact that the Russians had working heavy tanks (sometimes) that was a surprise to the Germans. Later tanks like the Tiger, Tiger II or Panther were MUCH better, because they were later tanks with experience and technology built in. The KV's stood little chance against those.

@Btester2 Жыл бұрын

The 88mm was a powerful gun. Not surprised it could punch through all that armor.

@robertbruce1887 Жыл бұрын

That is an inspiring story. It shows that with clever leadership the Soviets could clobber the Nazis. It's such a shame that Stalin executed so many of his good generals in the late '30s, we'll never know how effective their military skill could have helped the Soviet Union in the early days of Barbarros

@doktorgonzo7118 Жыл бұрын

The IS-3 never saw combat in WW2. Didn't roll off the production line until May 1945. Also, IS-3 had a 122mm main gun, not 152mm like the KV-2. @@mikedawson6417

@wernervanderwalt8541 11 ай бұрын

I see there is difficulty in identifying KV1 and KV2's. The KV2 looked like it had fridge with a drain pipe for a turret.😂😂

@benjaminnorin4336 Жыл бұрын

a lot of the times when he mentions the KV-1 the video shows a picture of what appears to be the T-26-4 and im not sure if its a big mistake or a confusing coincedence

@Jonksus24 Жыл бұрын

So many lived in their bubble at that time and didn't understand other plans.... Hitler and Stalin both conquered at the same time, starting from their neighbours, but Hitler was more in focus because he raged in the heart of Europe. They made Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in 1939 as mutual non aggression agreement, but their interests crossed when Hitler was arrogant and Stalin more clever waiting it's moment to invade Europe when it's weakened by Hitler. Hitler saw that Stalin's thirst was to get more lands just by demanding (down to Greece and Kuwait). Hitler considered him to be "greedy" and gave order to paralyze Stalin with Barbarossa. Soviets gathered huge army to it's western border, printed 6 million dictionaries (for army use) to be able to communicate in Europe etc, but Hitler took them by suprise attacking that same huge Soviet army group in June 1941 and so the war went on with it's atrocities and killings. They were both evil as systems (Nazis vs communists) and were designed to eliminate each other by nature, but Soviets were more clever and won the US and UK sympathy for aid and alliance. Soviets destroyed most evidenses of their previous plans (including these 6 mil. dictionaries) and rewrote the history because they were recognized as they were.

@oneshotme Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@gamerguy9849 8 ай бұрын

The comment section is enough to bring shivers to ww2 veterans

@btrue2day 10 ай бұрын

How the West has forgotten Russia's contribution to defeating the Germans in WWII

@gregorygaskill5412 Жыл бұрын

Despots with delusions of grandeur inevitably underestimate their prey, history proves this.......

@watchthe1369 11 ай бұрын

If Rommel and the Corps sent to Africa had not been pulled out of the operation, history may have gone very differently.

@SGTDuckButter Жыл бұрын

Give me a break, the thumbnail is a target at the range.

@butter2556 11 ай бұрын

Talking about the KV-1: Continues to show the KV-2

@vernondodge1689 Жыл бұрын

Your video actually showed KV-1s and KV-2s - the KV-2 was enormous and had a pretty massive gun but was under powered and could be flanked easily by Germans

@Depreuz Жыл бұрын

and plenty of t26 tanks aswell. calling them "KV1" tanks

@festiklak6678 Жыл бұрын

Today exactly 82 years ago, operation Barbarossa began

@CaptainDonut0 Жыл бұрын

Edit: I hage a problem whit some parts of your vid your talking of kv1 and showing pictures of bt5, t26, t34, kv2, t80.

@markrowland1366 Жыл бұрын

Stalin had the greatest army and airforce when it invaded Poland and through general Stalin's incompetence, was beaten in the battle, the miracle on the Dnieper, preventing Germany's invasíon of most of western Europe. With a huge portion of his forces positioned far forward, Stalin was surely preparing to invade again.

@ShortClips-1-0-1 10 ай бұрын

It can't be just me... The KV-1 was barely shown in this video... Most of the Russian tanks shown when talking about the KV-1 were T-34s and BT-7s.... and when talking about the Russian tank commander manning his own gun, a KV-2 was shown... I'm thinking "whhhah". Anyone else?

@mattharrell6880 Жыл бұрын

Kole-O-ban-off is the pronunciation. Glad I read the comments because I had no idea who he was talking about. 😂

@williammorrissey3069 10 ай бұрын

Better than there's today

@calvinfamily3460 11 ай бұрын

Looked at the picture in the preview and thought "I bet that's a KV-1" and I was correct.

@heroperseus007 Жыл бұрын

Big gun. Nug gib. Big tank. Knat gib.

@pavelneuzil6457 11 ай бұрын

There is a mixture of KV1 and KV2 tanks in the video. Regardles, the video is indeed nice.

@brooksroth345 Жыл бұрын

The KV in the thumbnail was probably a range tank used by the Germans to test the effectiveness of it's ammo. I'd hate to be that intelligent officer. One German esponionge victory was to convince the Soviets that the German guns were much more effect than they were. This led to the Soviet KV-1E. A KV with added armor plate. This exacerbated exacerbated the low mechanical reliability.

@darrensmith6999 Жыл бұрын

True Hero! Wonder what became of his Tank?? It deserved a medal too.

@ATGM_Main Жыл бұрын

Tank alley was by far my most favorite topic I used for my world history report and I am so happy my prof let me nerd out with every detail 😅

@matheusexpedito4577 9 ай бұрын

There's no such thing as nerd out, there is *BRAINS*

@ATGM_Main 9 ай бұрын

@@matheusexpedito4577😎

@gerv55 10 ай бұрын

According to WIKI he didn't get the hero of soviet union award.

@mattkeating7446 Жыл бұрын

Imagine the noise inside a tank taking that many hits. Well,noise & spall..

@jacopolessio8316 9 ай бұрын

it's funny how you were talking about the KV-1 while showing videos of T-34 and KV-2.

@huurux 10 ай бұрын

its so sad for them now to let the germans exist for the things they done , regards from CROATIA

@hillbilly4895 Жыл бұрын

Damn, that was dark.

@Fenris8800 Жыл бұрын

Heared a story about the sovjets use a KV-1 (may KV-2 not quite ure anymore) to block a only road to buy some time for the rest of his retreating army group. The KV has take his postion in such a way no vehicle can pass him. So the germans was forced to bring some tow equipment to clear the way. Took many worthy hours to do so. Either the crew "park" the tank and leave him behind or they fight until it was over. But the sure thing is, the KV blocked the road just staying there and its weight prevents every try to simple push it with other tanks.

@fredford7642 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for a good and informative video,

@aceshott3548 Жыл бұрын

But didn’t he turn in a close family member to the kgb in later life for not being communist enough. And they ended up dead in a work camp. So he’s like a real piece of work

@SyedFaizalAlYahya Жыл бұрын

۞﷽ اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍﷺ۞ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُوْلُ اللهِ

@alwaleedalthani9624 Жыл бұрын

Actually both Hitler and Stalin both didn’t trust each other

@fireofdreams5633 11 ай бұрын

"Particularly the KV-1 heavy tank" [Image of the rear of a T-26] 3:04

@nickf4333 11 ай бұрын

They knocked out an Elefant in ‘41 that’s impressive

@CIS101 Жыл бұрын

Great story ! I knew of the KV-1 but none of exploits

@Jt455_9 Жыл бұрын

3:14 armed with a 76.2 mm F-34? The only gun that the KV-1 mounted was the M1941 Zis-5, a very powerful gun for the early stages of the war, which was also mounted on the T34/76 medium tank if im not mistaken

@bugbeam8852 11 ай бұрын

bro really showed a t26 and said it was a kv-1 🗿

@michaeld2716 Жыл бұрын

Very well done.

@davegibson9641 Жыл бұрын

Make sure you say the difference between KV-1 and KV-2. You have both pictured. Big difference in armament.

@robkunkel8833 Жыл бұрын

How could the 5 tanks ever survive in the long run? Did they just get away or were these men honored posthumously? When the Tank Alley engagement was over, I can’t imagine how they could have lived to fight another day.

@indianajosh96 Жыл бұрын

Kolobanov’s medal world of tanks

@JDDC-tq7qm Жыл бұрын

Indeed the Russians fought like lions in WW2 they had balls of steel real warriors 🇷🇺💪

@Walkercolt1 10 ай бұрын

No tank cannot be destroyed by an aerial bomb of 200 kilos or 500 pounds. The tank may look OK but the crew are all over all the inside walls! An M-1 Abrams T.U.S.K. with all the upgrades, can be rendered useless by a 200 kilo/500 pound high explosive bomb, according to General Dynamics, it's designers. At a minimum, you'll break ONE track and immobilize it, then it's target practice. A 500 kilo or 1000 pound fragmentation bomb will turn ANY tank with-in about 300 meters into a window screen. A 250 pound white phosphorous bomb will destroy any engine, suck the air from the crews lungs and probably set the METAL of the hull on fire. The phrases unsinkable, indestructible, bomb-proof, bullet-proof don't exist to the military. They've all been disproven too many times. During the US-Iran war, we used 2000 lb. solid CONCRETE bombs to destroy Saddam's tanks without destroying the bridges they were hiding under. A ton of concrete hitting your tank at 600+MPH is certain to ruin your day...and your lifespan!

@rpgmafia8363 10 ай бұрын

its only armor. not the firepower.

@teodorrada9669 Жыл бұрын

in half of the videos its kv2 not kv1, but its a great vid anyway

@Shelldamage 11 ай бұрын

The KV1 pictures are mixed up with pictures of the KV2

@clunk_fest5326 Жыл бұрын

Ah yes the kv1. *shows a picture of a t26*

@floppi7098 Жыл бұрын

“Particularly the kv1 heavy tank” meanwhile shows t26

@kenhart1969 9 ай бұрын

See you have the KV2 in the clips as well, the Kliment Voroshilov (KV) 1 and 2 are different tanks produced at the same time. The KV-2 was slower and taller than the KV-1.

@madogthefirst 11 ай бұрын

3:07 Fucking hell you did it again! T-26

@acooper11397 Жыл бұрын

Ah yes the russian death fridge. Gotta love it.

@davidpalin1790 Жыл бұрын

Seems like history is repeating itself 😮

@dreadlock7604 Жыл бұрын

No Tiger or Panther can survive the 122Mm Js-2 (Is-2) because they simply don't have 205Mm of armor, while Panthers and Tigers needed to shoot Is-2 in vulnerable locations in either the hull or turret the Is-2 can front plate both Tanks like a hot knife cutting through butter

@flack2998 Жыл бұрын

“particularly the kv1 heavy tank” *shows a t26*

@rudenjasergei4478 Жыл бұрын

KV1 had mediocre gun of 76 mm, same as first T34. KV2 indeed had 152 howitzer mounted in tall turret. One tank held a whole Nazi tank division at the bridgehead in Resekne, now in Latvia. Soviets only learned about in 1944, when they captured the tank division battle journal. No names of the heroes were ever traced.

@SlipKnot7866 Жыл бұрын

oh shit, i actually just watched a russian movie on youtube about this story last night!

@SlipKnot7866 Жыл бұрын

btw, some of the pictures you used in this video are of the KV-2, not the KV-1,B-E series which was vastly used and more produced than the KV-2 with it's much larger gun and much larger size.

@Saxxonknight Жыл бұрын

A while ago I saw a video that analyzed the Nazi attack of the Soviet Union. The thesis is that it is incorrect that they attacked the USSR for conquest, it was primarily for oil. The Soviets had diminished or cut off what they were willing to sell to Nazi Germany, and the Nazis couldn't long prosecute their war elsewhere without it. Thus, they attacked their former "ally" to wrest control of the oil in the southern parts of the USSR, while also attacking the northern portions to throw them off balance and opportunistically exterminate Jews and others living there. Had Germany had sufficient oil resources, it's probable that Hitler would have not attacked the USSR as they knew it was a gamble. History today often has such misattributions, for instance with the US Civil War and slavery. The abolition of slavery was more about economic concerns from northern business and labor than any real concern for the rights of the slaves themselves. Thus, why it was easy for resurgent Democrats after the war to push Jim Crow segregation laws in much of the country and negate voting rights and other freedoms granted by acts and Amendments of the time for 100 years till the 1960s.

@ahmedvawda1282 Жыл бұрын

Just so there is no confusion. The Democrats that supported Jim Crow laws are not the same as todays Democrats. PS. You can decide who supported slavery and Jim Crowe by following those who support confederate statues.