For seven whole years, the Stalin Line Historical and Cultural Complex had no running T-34 tank. In historical reenactments, the Red Army troops had to ‘fight’ in a BT-7 and, from 2011, in a T-44.
The T-34-85 Chervonny, which was on the inventory of the Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus, was occasionally brought to the complex for reenactments. It was therefore decided in late 2012 to build a running T-34.
The management of the complex managed to find two T-34 hulls and a very rare pressed-steel turret.
The hulls were badly damaged and unsuitable for a running vehicle. It was therefore decided to use the sound hull and running gear from a tank displayed on a plinth and to build a new hull for the monument from the two damaged ones. A new engine and transmission were obtained from the military. In early 2013, the running T-34 was given a new lease of life at Stalin Line.
As visitors to the complex are not permitted to climb inside the tanks, we have published photographs showing what the interior of a T-34 looks like.
A film produced by Wargaming shows how our craftsmen built the running T-34.
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