Christi-kampfwagen
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Christi-kampfwagen
I am going through a document detailing the employment of Pz.Jäg.Abt.(Sfl.) 670 during July and early August 1941. It say, "einen schweren russ.Kampfwagen (Christi-Kampfwagen)" and it must be a reference to a T34. Has anyone else seen the T34 called this? They are usually just referred to as 'Soviet heavy tanks' (KV-1 and KV-2 as 'Soviet heaviest tanks').
Re: Christi-kampfwagen
BT were also called Christie (eg. Guderian in Panzer Leader or German reports about captured Soviet vehicles (Jentz).
But in this case we have "schweren", so it was most likely T-34, as BT was only 13t...
But in this case we have "schweren", so it was most likely T-34, as BT was only 13t...