Chronology of World War II

Monday, November 24th


Early Soviet KV-1 Tank


Early Soviet KV-1 Tank
An early KV-l Model 1941 knocked out by the 4th Panzer Division in Venev on 24 November 1941. There are no less than 30 impacts of various caliber on the turret as well as two penetrations on the gun barrel. In the 3 previous days, the Division had knocked out 3 other KV-l's, two on November 21 at Brusjanka where a Soviet counter-attack had been repulsed.