German troops posing in front of a wrecked KV-2 heavy Russian tank belonging to the 3rd Armored Division, June 1941. The (K)liment (V)oroshilov tank was a behemoth that could defeat all German anti-tank guns save the 88 Flak. The only way to defeat the KV was a direct hit to the rear. By 1942 though new German anti-tank weapons developed the ability to penetrate the KV's armor and the tank was phased out of service in favor of its Joseph Stalin successor.
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