World War II produced some of the most famous armored vehicles in military history. Tanks became a central part of how armies fought, and certain designs quickly gained reputations among soldiers who ...

On July 12, 1943, hundreds of tanks collided near Prokhorovka during the Battle of Kursk. As Soviet T-34s surged forward, SS officer Rudolf von Ribbentrop fought to survive in his Panzer IV amid smoke ...

During the battle for Kharkov, Christian Tychsen led a bold 16-tank assault through snow-covered streets, smashing Soviet spearheads and preventing a complete German collapse. His reputation soared ...

King & Country Panzer IV Tank, Normandy 1944, No. 213 with Commander Figure: 1:30 scale diecast model by King & Country depicting a German Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. H tank, marked No. 213 and finished ...

The history of tanks dates back to the First World War, the first being the British Mark I of 1916. In response to the British tanks, Germany began to develop its first tank, the Sturmpanzerwagen A7V, ...

There are four soldiers in an Israeli tank: the commander, the driver, the gunner, and the loader. E, who is slim and of average height, became a gunner. E was already 26 when he enlisted in the IDF.

The Allied invasion of Europe in June of 1944 saw troops embark on a campaign aimed at the very heart of Germany. The dense hedgerows of Normandy took longer to fight through than expected. Still, by ...

Every now and again, an ingenious design appears in the timeline of progressing technology and forever impacts its evolution. This phenomenon happened with World War II tanks when some adopted sloped ...