When One Soviet Tank Took Down 21 German Tanks In World War II-Tank Alley

Under the command of Lieutenant Kolobanov, a Russian KV-1 shot down 21 German Tanks in Krasnogvardeysk.

A memorial for the incident. Source- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/2010-05-10_Dedicated_to_65th_Anniversary_of_the_Great_Victory._The_Monument_on_the_place_of_Heroic_Act_of_Zinoviy%27s_Kolobanov%27s_tank_crew._Leningrad._1941.jpg/800px-2010-05-10_Dedicated_to_65th_Anniversary_of_the_Great_Victory._The_Monument_on_the_place_of_Heroic_Act_of_Zinoviy%27s_Kolobanov%27s_tank_crew._Leningrad._1941.jpg

It was deep inside the Russian territory a KV-1 tank dug in and waited for its target. The target was German armored vehicles, which might cross them at any time soon.

The KV-1 was not alone. It had four other tanks as a company, but there were in reserve. It was a perfect scenario for one of the most famous ambushes in World War II. So much, so the road was named Tank alley.

Operation Barbarossa:

Stalin und Ribbentrop.Source-https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-H27337%2C_Moskau%2C_Stalin_und_Ribbentrop_im_Kreml.jpg/455px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-H27337%2C_Moskau%2C_Stalin_und_Ribbentrop_im_Kreml.jpg

Adolph Hitler came to power in Germany with a promise to fight against Jews, Communists, and other groups.

Once in power, to everyone’s surprise, Hitler signed a Non-aggression Pact with Soviet Dictator Joseph Stalin. Both parties decided not to attack each other.

The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany attacked Poland from two sides and split it into two parts. After the fall of France, Hitler drew the plan for the annexation of Russia.