Tank troops

Scout of the reconnaissance platoon of the 63rd Guards Chelyabinsk Tank Brigade, Guards Sergeant. Germany, 1945

Soviet tanks at the start. Krasnodar region

Scout-liaison platoon of reconnaissance of the 63rd Guards Chelyabinsk Tank Brigade reconnaissance liaison officer of the reconnaissance platoon of the 63rd Guards Chelyabinsk Tank Brigade, Guard Junior Sergeant. Germany, 1945

Scouts of the 63rd Tank Chelyabinsk Guards Brigade read letters from the Urals. In the center (with a letter) - the commander of the reconnaissance platoon of the Guards Foreman Sokolov A.A. Poland, 1944

Scouts of the 63rd Guards Chelyabinsk Volunteer Tank Brigade. From left to right, sitting: I. Flerko, D. Troeshkin, Ryabchenko, Yuklyaevskikh, S. Zarezov; standing: Shevchenko, A. Romanov, Beseryankin, platoon commander, Guards. Sergeant Major Zasorin. Poland, autumn 1944

Tankmen, designers and workers at the tankodrome. Summer 1939

Tankman of the 29th training tank regiment. The inscription on the back in pencil was made by Stepanov

The ceremony of handing over the heavy tank IS-2 "Vladimir Mayakovsky", built at the expense of the Honored Artist of the USSR Yakhontov V.N., to tankmen. From left to right: director of the Chelyabinsk Kirovsky plant I.M. Zaltsman, tankman of the Guards senior lieutenant D. Sychev, master of artistic expression V.N. Yakhontov. Chelyabinsk, 1944

Soldiers of the first company of volunteer tankmen of the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant. Chelyabinsk, 1941

Tankmen of the first company of volunteers from the Chelyabinsk Tank Plant. From left to right: S. Potapov, V. Kukharev, N. Nikitin. Chelyabinsk, 1941

Tankmen of the first company of volunteers from the Chelyabinsk Tank Plant. From left to right: S. Potapov, V. Kukharev, N. Nikitin. Chelyabinsk, 1941

Scouts of the reconnaissance platoon of the 63rd Guards Chelyabinsk Tank Brigade on an armored personnel carrier. Germany, 1945

Mazya Andrey Antonovich, tankman. July 1943

Mazya Andrey Antonovich, tankman. August 1944

Presentation of government awards to tankmen who distinguished themselves in battles of the city of Nevel. The awards are presented by the commander of the unit, Colonel Yudin. Photographer V.P. Grebnev 1944