Breakthrough

Historical reconstruction effort by Soviet troops of the German defense line on the River Mius near the village Matveev Kurgan Rostov region in 1943.
In memory of 140 thousand Soviet soldiers who have laid down their lives for the liberation of our homeland from the Nazis at the site Mius-Front in 1943 Donskoy military history club organized the reconstruction.
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Four tankers and dog.
Tank "Panzer-3." The owner of the combat vehicle of the Wehrmacht (licks his fee), as well as all participants in the reconstruction of very enthusiastic people. In restoring the tank, he was producing at the factory according to the drawings and the gun tower, because they were absent. He says that it was a lot of hassle with the paperwork in the Interior Ministry and other authorities. And even given a shot from a pistol "Walter" they also found during excavations on the site of the fighting on the Mius. Walter, I tell you, in your hand like a glove. Now it is called - ergonomic.



"The Germans" shoot a gun with blanks, but the overall picture is very reliable. I think so.



Machine-gun anti-aircraft gun. Twin machine guns MG-4. Legendary Weapons. Very reliable. When heating of trunks during the fight, when a machine gun started "spitting", an experienced gunner was able for 20-30 seconds to change the barrel machine gun and continue shooting.



In the frame marked by gun 3 aircraft destroyed and 4-D car. The owner says it's a real battle results of the installation during the war.



Uniforms partly real, partly Novodel. Form enthusiasts sew themselves in the studio, but the weapons most often present, restored and operating.



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Well, what about the historical authenticity of the episode as a medical orderly with a gun attack on the tank do not know, I can not say anything - anything can happen, but the fact that the cavalry with drawn at the beginning of the war against armored vehicles rode, it was exactly.



And one soldier in the field, as long as it's true.



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Left "Tiger" Right "Panzer»



German tank "Tiger". Terrible Mahina. Height "at the shoulder" of more than three meters - is not possible not to fall. For this reason the tank powerful armor. A modern armor-car flat as turtles. The designers have taken into account the experience of war.



Our attempts to break through the powerful German defense liniii several times ended in failure.



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