Developed to counter the Soviet armored threat in the 1950s, the M48 Patton became a crucial American main battle tank during ...

The Battle of Kursk was a catastrophic defeat for Germany; the Wehrmacht suffered around 200,000 casualties and lost nearly 700 tanks and 1,000 aircraft. These losses were irreplaceable.

After it became an ally of the Soviet Union, for example, Hungary's army deployed 68 IS-2 tanks between 1950 and 1956. Other European nations that used the tank during this time were Romania ...

Major-General Krivoshein was born in Voronezh, the son of a Jewish watchmaker. He joined the Red Army at the age of 20, during the civil war, and served as a Cossak under Gen. Budenny’s command.

American M1A1 Abrams tanks in Iraq in 1991 during the Gulf War. Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images "It's better than T-72, T-62, and even Russian T-90," a Ukrainian tank commander recently told ...

US Abrams tanks have seen combat in Ukraine, where Soviet-style tanks are by far the most prevalent. Soviet-style tanks are smaller and lighter than their American counterparts. Both designs have ...

The most common anti-tank mine in Ukraine is the Soviet-era TM-62, which is used by both sides. It is a disc of explosive, usually weighing around 7.5kg with a pressure fuse that is triggered by a ...