Traditionally only Russian ships and aircraft were named after prominent figures, though small arms also bore their inventor’s name. But two Soviet tanks are enshrined in military history not under ...

In 1939, the KV-1 rolled out with armor German guns could not pierce. It crushed Panzer divisions, shrugged off artillery, and even inspired super-heavy experiments like the KV-4 and KV-5. But ...

Key Point: The KV had potential but wasn’t used right. Morever, they were too tall and easy to spot. A day after the German blitzkrieg into the Soviet Union in June 1941, more than 200 Nazi tanks were ...

Debuting in 1939, the KV heavy tank shocked German commanders. With 75mm armor and a 76mm gun, it was immune to nearly every Panzer and even artillery. At the Winter War and in 1941, lone KV tanks ...

A day after the German blitzkrieg into the Soviet Union in June 1941, more than 200 Nazi tanks were powering through Lithuania on a race northward to Leningrad. The Luftwaffe knocked out the Soviets’ ...

In this second part of the story of the Soviet KV battle tank, we look at how over its long years of service, the KV went from star player to standard asset before transitioning to the somewhat ...

A Soviet tank used by the Red Army to defend Leningrad from the Nazis has been raised from the muddy depths of a riverbed. The KV-1 tank sank in the Neva River near Leningrad - now St Petersburg - ...