Chronology of World War II
Saturday, July 10
German Tiger I Takes Out a Soviet T-34
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Waffen-SS
Tiger I tank scores a direct hit on a Soviet T-34 medium tank during the Battle of Kursk, July 10, 1943. The quality of the optics of the Tiger I and the high velocity 88-mm gun it mounted allowed it to devastate targets at long range with great accuracy.