The Soviets Created the Biggest Tank of WW2 and Saw it Crushed in the Largest Tank Battle Ever

Biggest Tank of WW2

The 1920s and 30s were marked by the military development of super tanks. At the time, it was believed that the future of military conflicts lay with these machines, with the superpowers striving to have the biggest and most powerful on their side. It was with this goal in mind that the Soviet Union launched a project to develop a multi-turreted heavy tank so large at the time that it would be likened to the equivalent of a naval battleship for the land. When the T-35 was conceived, it was to become the only heavy tank ever built with five turrets. In World War 2, several of these T-35s were sent to the Battle of Brody, considered by some historians the greatest tank battle of the war, but none of those T-35s returned home…

– As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Dark Docs sometimes utilizes similar historical images and footage for dramatic effect. All content on Dark Docs is researched, produced, and presented in historical context for educational purposes. –

Credit to : Dark Docs