Crew members from the Estonian 221st Tank Regiment “For Soviet Estonia” before its transfer to the Armored Forces of the Red Army.
On May 6, 1943, the 221st Tank Regiment, named “For Soviet Estonia”, was solemnly transferred to the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps.
On the turrets of tanks from the 221st Regiment “For Soviet Estonia” there were two inscriptions: at the top in Russian “For Soviet Estonia” and at the bottom duplicated in Estonian “Noukogude EESTIeest”.
The “For Soviet Estonia” consisted of T-34 medium tanks of the 1941 and 1942 models, as well as T-70 light tanks.
Source of information about the Tank Regiment “For Soviet Estonia” photo: M. Kolomiets, I. Moshchansky “Camouflage of tanks of the Red Army 1930-1945” – M .: Publishing Center “Exprint” LLC, 2004. – 48 p. (page 46).
Location: USSR
Picture taken: May 6, 1943