Several sets of Maus hulls and turrets were constructed, but never used. #OTD in 1944 Hitler proposed using the turrets in fortifications. Blueprints were drawn up, but not a single turret was ever installed. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

Several sets of Maus hulls and turrets were constructed, but never used. #OTD in 1944 Hitler proposed using the turrets in fortifications. Blueprints were drawn up, but not a single turret was ever installed. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

Thank you, Wikipedia.

Thank you, Wikipedia.

Operation Typhoon began #OTD in 1941, marking the start of the Battle of Moscow. The plan called for massive pincers to grip the city from the north and south, but only a tiny German force even made it close to Moscow before the tide of war turned. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

Operation Typhoon began #OTD in 1941, marking the start of the Battle of Moscow. The plan called for massive pincers to grip the city from the north and south, but only a tiny German force even made it close to Moscow before the tide of war turned. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

Swamp mobility trials of the Czechoslovakian LT vz. 35 tank were held #OTD in 1938. Thanks to a better suspension than the T-26, it moved much more confidently in difficult terrain. #tanks #history

Swamp mobility trials of the Czechoslovakian LT vz. 35 tank were held #OTD in 1938. Thanks to a better suspension than the T-26, it moved much more confidently in difficult terrain. #tanks #history

PQ-1, the first regular Arctic convoy, set out for the USSR #OTD in 1941. This tank brought a handful of Matilda III and Valentine II tanks that arrived just in time to take part in the finishing stages of the Battle of Moscow. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

PQ-1, the first regular Arctic convoy, set out for the USSR #OTD in 1941. This tank brought a handful of Matilda III and Valentine II tanks that arrived just in time to take part in the finishing stages of the Battle of Moscow. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII