russ. BeuteItalian war spoils on the Russian Front
In 1941, the ARMIR managed to capture some enemy armored vehicles (probably a total of 14 tanks and 2 armored cars), reused by the units of the Royal Army.
Among the captured vehicles were 2 BT‐7Ms, at least 1 T‐60, at least one T‐26/39, 1 T‐37A amphibious tank, 1 Katjuska BM13‐16 rocket launcher on an Austin K6 chassis and at least 2 T‐34 heavy tanks .
One of these T‐34/76A was taken to the Motorization Study Center in Rome (it is not clear whether this tank had been captured by the Italians or by the Germans, who would later have given it to the Italians), while a T‐34/76A 34/76B was used by the LII Group of the 120th Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Speed Division as a command vehicle.
The latter, in all likelihood, was a vehicle abandoned by the Soviets due to a mechanical failure and the Italian artillerymen managed to put it back into running condition.
Large white crosses were painted on the side and rear shields of the turret, which had the function of identifying it and preventing it from being targeted by friendly fire.
The tank was the protagonist of a service by the Istituto Luce, made on the occasion of the visit of General Italo Gariboldi, Commander of the 8th Army of the Royal Army to the division's departments.
It seems that other T-34s, which did not function, were used as fixed targets to evaluate the effectiveness of the anti-tank pieces supplied to the Royal Army.
Text taken from "Italian armored personnel in Russia 1941 - 1943" by Paolo Crippa
Ähnlicher Typ
BT-5,
A-40 KT,
T-26 Mod. 1933,
T-37 Amphibious Tank (1/76), Ähnlicher Stil
Katyusha M-13 Mod.1941 (auf ZIS-6),
T-34/76 Mod. 1942 
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