The
Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks is a series of
Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician
Kliment Voroshilov which operated with the
Red Army during
World War II. The KV tanks were known for their heavy armour protection during the early stages of the war, especially during the first year of the
German invasion of the
Soviet Union. In certain situations, even a single KV-1 or KV-2 supported by infantry could halt large German formations. The German
Wehrmacht at that time rarely deployed its tanks against KVs, as their own armament was too poor to deal with the "
Russischer Koloss" – "Russian Colossus".
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