Soviet heavy tank KV 2 from the 6th tank regiment of the 3rd tank division of the 1st mechanized corps of the Red Army destroyed in the battle for the city of Ostrov on July 5, 1941.
This KV-2 is located 50 meters from another destroyed KV-2 # B-4754. As a result of hitting the left side of the shell, the caterpillar was torn and the fenders were torn off.
This is the second KV-2 tank out of three that entered the 3rd tank division on July 2, 1941, before the battles for the city of Ostrov (tank serial numbers 4749, 4754, 4757).
According to the description of their acts of decommissioning the KV-2 and the observed damage, with a high degree of probability it can be assumed that this combat vehicle has # 4749. The surviving write-off certificates on the KV2 tank # 4749 stated the following: “The tank was hit by enemy artillery shells and an aerial bomb. As a result, his transmission was broken. The tank was set on fire by the crew. The machine guns have been removed from the tank. The cannon and optics are out of order. The machine guns were transferred to one of the military units. The crew returned to the unit 12 days later, as they were surrounded by the enemy. “
The crew:
1) the commander of the vehicle, junior lieutenant Morokhovsky;
2) driver-mechanic Anisimov;
3) gun commander Avtukh;
4) radio operator Potamenkov;
5) charging Privailo.
Source: vif2ne.ru.
Sources of information about the photo:
1.rkka.pskov.ru
- Kolomiets M.V. Heavy tank KV-2. Stalin’s “invulnerable” colossus – M .: Yauza, Strategy KM, Eximo, 2011. – 128 p .: ill. – (Series “War and we. Tank collection”) Pp. 116
Location: Ostrov, Pskov region, USSR
Photo time: July 1941