T-34/85 1213....

[Lucky13]

Should the eagle be red?

 

[Snautzer01]

Dont think so. Is a polish eagle. see That's Polish: Exploring the History of Poland's National Emblems

 

[Wurger]

I would say Jan meant the red background for the white eagle. The T-34/85 belonged to the Polish 4th Armour Brigade of the 1st Armour Corps in 1945. Although the red background seems to be correct for the Polish emblem it looks like it is not this time. I would say the emblem was applied with the white paint only. Below here is a pic of a Polish T-34 marked in the same way. The red background can't be noticed though.

The pic source: T-34 w Wojsko Polskie

 

[Wurger]

And here from youtube...

 

[Lucky13]

I've seen decals (somewhere) for the 1113 as well....
Many thanks Wojtek, old friend....

 

[Wurger]

My pleasure.

 

[Wurger]

Another video...

 

[Lucky13]

See if I can find these then....

 

[Wurger]

Here is a better scan of the shot. It can be noticed that the white eagle was in the double white circle.

Also here is a pic of the tank port side ...

The pic source: dws.org.pl • Zobacz temat - 1. Korpus Pancerny

 

[Lucky13]

35D51

 

[Wurger]

 

[Lucky13]

....another 1113, I think!

 

[Wurger]

Yep.. another T-34 of the 4th AB but belonged to the 1st Battalion. The tank number seems to be of more regular digits.

The pic source: WOJSKO POLSKIE - CZOŁG T-34/85 - 1 Korpus Pancerny

 

[Lucky13]

Seem to be a right pain in the tailpipe, to get ones dirty mittens on this set!

 

[Wurger]