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Red Army Tank Commander - At War in a T-34 on the Eastern Front (Paperback)
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Red Army Tank Commander - At War in a T-34 on the Eastern Front (Paperback)
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What was it like to command a T-34 tank on the Eastern Front during
the Second World War? How were tank operations organized and
carried out, what was the actual experience of combat, and what
were the qualities that made the difference between success and
failure - and what were the chances of survival? Vasiliy Pavlovich
Bryukhovs vivid, detailed and gripping memoir of his wartime
service gives a fascinating and authentic insight into these
questions. Also it provides an accurate, unsentimental record of
the day-to-day life of a tankman whose unit fought in the forefront
of the Red Army throughout the conflict across the western Soviet
Union and into eastern Europe. His first-hand eyewitness account is
a memorable personal story, and it gives a powerful insight into
the reality of tank warfare seventy years ago. Vasiliy Pavlovich
Bryukhov was born in 1924 in Osa, In April 1943, after graduation
from tank school, he was given command of a T-34 tank, and he took
part in the Battle of Kursk. He served continuously until the end
of the war, fighting through Ukraine, Moldavia, Romania and Hungary
to Austria. In one action his crew destroyed nine German panzers
and in another he led the vanguard of his tank brigade through
German lines to capture bridges and cut off the German retreat. In
1944 he was promoted to battalion commander. For his actions at the
end of 1944 and 1945 he was nominated for the title Hero of the
Soviet Union, but this nomination was not fulfilled until 1995 when
he was given the title of a Hero of the Russian Federation for the
courage and gallantry he displayed in battle during the Great
Patriotic War .
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