The only weapon able to deal with the tank was an 88mm anti-air gun.
In the darkness, German sappers approached the tank and put two explosives on its track and gun, but the explosions didn't even leave a scratch on the KV-1. The Germans decided to wait for the night. More powerful 10.5 cm howitzers subsequently engaged, but they too were unsuccessful. Moreover, the return fire of the KV-1 annihilated the guns together with their crews. The attempts to take out the Soviet tank with 50mm anti-tank guns failed. We couldn't get ammo or evacuate our wounded - they were dying,” the Germans reported.īefore the Germans could gather more forces, the Soviet machine destroyed 12 enemy supply trucks. “It was impossible to go around the tank, since swamps were everywhere. The KV-1 just stood right in the middle of the road, and paralyzed the movement of nearly 5,000 men.
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