BT-5 tank, like a pillbox and a soldier of the militia

BT-5 tank, like a pillbox and a soldier of the militia

Jul 19, 2018 #Red Army

BT-5 tank

 

Defective BT-5 tank of the Red Army Armored Force, dug into the ground and used as a pillbox in the defense of Moscow.
BT-5 was upgraded in 1938-1939 (type BT-7). The soldier standing in the foreground are from the Moscow militia, as they are armed with the French rifle of Lebel during the First World War.

 

 

Location: Moscow, USSR
Date: October 1941

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