Preserved Military Vehicle Registry Project

T-34/76 m1942 • Military Technical Museum Lešany

T-34/76 m1942. Photo credit: Adamicz

Type
T-34/76
Version
m1942
Location
Military Technical Museum Lešany
Vojenský historický ústav Praha
U Památníku 2
130 05 Praha 3
Czechia

Current Condition

Appears Excellent - in full running order

Vehicle History

The tank manufactured at Uralmash UZTM plant in Sverdlovsk or plant in Chelyabinsk in May 1943, and is equipped with moulded
“turtle” turret manufactured by using a 10 000-ton press. Altogether only 2050 tanks with such turret were manufactured. This tank took
part in service with the 1st Polish tank corps, in the Prague operation in May 1945. During the post-war period, the tank was exhibited
at the national monument in the town of Mĕlník (Official information from the museum)
(from http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_T-34.76.pdf)