Repair of BT-5 and BT-7 tanks at the plant of the name of the January Uprising in Odessa

BT-5, BT-7

 

Repair of BT-5 and BT-7 light tanks of the Red Army Armored Force at the plant named after the January Uprising.

With the defense of Odessa, the Primorskaya Army received 35 of BT-5 and BT-7 tanks from the repair fund of the Southern Front. The tanks were rebuilt at the January Uprising Plant. At the same time, 15-20 tanks were equipped with additional armored sheets of 30-mm ship steel from the reserves of the shipyard named after Marti. In the background of this photo you can see two such unique armored vehicles.

 

 

Location: Odessa, Ukraine, USSR
Date: 1941

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