Initially conceived to provide mobile artillery support to infantry, it evolved into a powerful tank destroyer and played a critical role on both offensive and defensive fronts. Developed in the 1930s ...

Yet, during the pivotal Battle of Kursk, it suffered massive losses and failed to deliver the expected battlefield advantage. The problem wasn’t its firepower,it was plagued by technical and strategic ...

Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Russia also lost 10,980 tanks, 22,922 armoured fighting vehicles, 53,593 vehicles and fuel ... regarded as the largest and deadliest in Europe since World War II, ...

Army museums at Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides are on the chopping block due to budget constraints and maintenance issues.