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670:, had 125 T-26s in separate tank battalions (OTBs) of rifle divisions on 30 November 1939. Tank platoons suffered significant losses because of poor infantry reconnaissance of Finnish positions and ambushes, and absence of engineer support. For instance, on 19 December 1939 six T-26s with 50 infantrymen from the 75th Rifle Division were sent to attack the Finns, the tanks fell into a Finnish ambush on the road and were destroyed. The situation with arms cooperation became somewhat better toward the end of the war, nevertheless. But if the actions were planned well, tank attacks were often successful – for instance, the platoon of the 111th OTB broke through enemy defense and rescued the encircled infantry battalion without losses on 9 December 1939. The combat losses of the 8th Army included 65 T-26s during the war (56 tanks were lost to artillery fire and 9 – to landmines).
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912:, which formed about 50% of the German panzer forces in June 1941. The Soviet 45 mm 20K tank gun could also penetrate the armour of Panzer III and Panzer IV at combat distances. The main reasons for the high loss rate of Soviet light tanks in June–July 1941 were the low production quality of 45 mm armour-piercing shells (which were themselves in short supply in tank units), the insufficient power of 45 mm 20K tank guns produced in 1932–1934, and poor coordination between different units of the Red Army. German air superiority and frequent technical problems with older tanks also plagued Soviet forces.
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twin-turreted T-26s. Despite inexperienced personnel and worn old models of T-26 tanks, battalions of the 9th Army fought very well. Thus, two tanks from the 100th OTB broke into Mjärkjärvi, pursuing retreating Finns, on 11 December 1939. The tank company from the 100th OTB together with infantry group crushed the
Finnish ambush near Kuokojärvi on 8 December 1939, encircled and captured the town next day. The platoon from the 97th OTB destroyed Finnish firing-points between Alasenjärvi and Saunojärvi lakes, which helped Soviet rifle regiment to enter the last one.
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participated in the conflict. Nevertheless, the T-26s were used extensively in action. The T-26 proved to be a very good tank during the Battle of
Khalkhin Gol according to army reports: its cross-country capability in desert conditions was excellent and, despite thin armour (which was easily penetrated by Japanese 37 mm guns), the T-26 exhibited high survivability. Some T-26 tanks continued to fight after several 37 mm hits and did not catch fire, as happened more frequently with BT tanks.
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several interesting developments within the context of tank design and anti-tank tactics. This was especially true regarding the T-26, given that there was no other tank in the field able to knock it out. Despite the T-26's superiority over the German Panzer I light tanks and
Italian CV-33 tankettes (armed only with machine guns), the Spanish Civil War uncovered a vulnerability of the T-26 – weak armour. Even the frontal armour of the T-26 was easily penetrated by German and Italian
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tracks, and road wheels. Such shortages left around 30% of available T-26 tanks disabled. Additionally, about 30% of the available T-26 tanks had been produced in 1931–1934 and had limited service life. Thus five Soviet western military districts had about 3,100–3,200 T-26s of all models in good order (approximately 40% of all tanks in the districts in question), which was only slightly less than the number of German tanks intended for invasion of the USSR.
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312:. On 14 February 1937 the Tank Brigade, together with the 24th Infantry Brigade, took part in a counterattack and overcame a major Nationalist force, causing about 1000 Nationalist casualties. On 27 February 1937, the Tank Brigade launched five attacks on Nationalist positions without infantry support, but took heavy losses from anti-tank guns (35 to 40 percent of its tanks in some attacks). Nevertheless, the T-26 was used with great success during the
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example, its tanks spent 11 hours to finish a 45 km march because of ignorance of the route). During the assault of the
Japanese-held Bezymyannaya and Zaozernaya bald mountains, Soviet tanks met with a well-organized antitank defense. As a result, 76 T-26 tanks were damaged and 9 burnt. After the end of combat operations, 39 of these tanks were restored in tank units and others were repaired in workshop conditions.
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75 T-26s and 19 T-26Es continued in service after the end of the World War II. Some of these tanks were kept as training vehicles until 1960, when they were finally phased out and replaced by newer
British and Soviet tanks. In January 1960, the Finnish Army still had 21 T-26 tanks of various types in service, and the last Finnish T-26 was officially retired in 1961.
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factory and tank workshops and new tank units arriving at the front. There were 1,331 T-26, BT and T-28 tanks at the
Northwest Front in the beginning of February 1940, which increased to 1,740 tanks on 28 February 1940 when the breakthrough of the second Finnish line of defense began. For example, the 29th Light Tank Brigade (commander – brigade commander
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ball mount for the DT tank machine gun was installed on some of these tanks in the front armoured plate of the underturret box. In addition, some
Finnish T-26s had a modified driver's hatch opened to the left as well as a different kit of spare parts tools, and many tanks were equipped with a special rear beam for towing guns and damaged vehicles.
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units, up to half of the T-26, T-28 and BT tanks had major drive train components (engine, transmission or suspension) which were broken down or completely worn out, and these disabled tanks were parked and cannibalised for spare parts to keep the rest running. Tanks damaged during the 1939 Winter War with
Finland were also cannibalised for parts.
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761:, the Soviet 44th Rifle Division was encircled and lost all armour of its 312th OTB, including 14 T-26s. Altogether, the Finns would capture almost 70 T-26 tanks of different models, including KhT-26 and KhT-130 flame-throwing tanks, during the Winter War, a number equal to the entire pre-war Finnish armoured force.
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on 20–26 December 1941. One case of a T-26 in action there is well documented: during six days of continuous attacks and counterattacks, platoon commander Third
Lieutenant M.I. Yakovlev's T-26 destroyed two pillboxes, three anti-tank guns, four machine-gun nests, three mortars and an ammunition depot
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In the end, the Winter War proved that the T-26 was obsolete and its design reserve was totally depleted. Finnish anti-tank guns easily penetrated T-26's thin anti-bullet armour, and its cross-country ability in the rough terrain, covered with deep snow, was mediocre because of low-powered engine. It
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from 30 November 1939 to 13 March 1940 were 930 T-26 tanks of all variants, with 463 of these repaired during the war. All told, losses of T-26 tanks exceeded the number in inventory at the beginning of the war, but the number of T-26s at the front did not decrease due to reinforcements received from
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were equipped a variety of T-26 tanks, including both twin- and single-turreted tanks produced from 1931 to 1939. Separate tank battalions of rifle divisions had old tanks mainly, produced in 1931–1936. But some tank units were equipped with new T-26 mod. 1939 tanks. A total of 848 T-26s were in tank
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anti-aircraft gun, first deployed in those years, and capable of destroying any tank at very great range. The 15 mm bullet-proof armour of the T-26 provided little protection against it, even when firing only HE rounds. Not all Soviet military commanders recognized the T-26 light infantry tank's
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When series production of the T-26 mod. 1933 started, each tank platoon consisted of three vehicles (one single-turreted mod. 1933 and two twin-turreted mod. 1931 tanks). Later, the majority of twin-turreted T-26 tanks were given to combat training depots and to tank battalions of rifle divisions (in
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During the offensive phase of the
Continuation War in summer and autumn of 1941, the Finns captured more than 100 T-26s of different models (including several tanks with applique armour). Of these, 35 were fully repaired and sent to the Armoured Battalion, 21 were stored for later refurbishment, and
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Tank Workshop and put into service until June 1941. The Finns also rearmed their Vickers 6-Ton tanks with the Soviet 45 mm 20K gun and the coaxial DT tank machine gun for ammunition standardization with captured T-26s. These modified Vickers tanks under designator T-26E were used by the Finnish
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and the capture of Spanish Republican military equipment including T-26s, Franco's Spain received some additional T-26s from France which had been taken from retreating Republican forces and interned in French warehouses. In 1942, the Spanish Army had 139 T-26 mod. 1933 light tanks in service. After
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On the eve of World War II, the Red Army had around 8,500 T-26s of all variants. These served mainly in 17 separate light tank brigades (each brigade had 256–267 T-26s in four battalions, including 10–11 flame-throwing tanks) and in 80 separate tank battalions of some rifle divisions (each battalion
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Ultimately, the Soviet Union provided a total of 281 T-26 mod. 1933 tanks, which were used by the Republicans in almost all the battles of the Spanish Civil War. Many sources state that a total of 297 T-26s were delivered to Spain but this probably includes the first planned delivery of 15 T-26s on
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739(r). Only a very small number of captured T-26 tanks were repaired by German army workshops by the end of 1941; hundreds of Soviet tanks abandoned in summer-autumn 1941 during the Soviet retreat were badly damaged in combat or had technical failures which were impossible to repair because of the
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began to replace it in 1943. Peak numbers in Finnish service occurred during the summer of 1944, when the Finns kept up to 126 various T-26 tanks, including 22 rebuilt Vickers 6-Ton (T-26E), 2 T-26 mod. 1931, 1 KhT-26, 63 T-26 mod. 1933, 36 T-26 mod. 1938/1939, and 2 T-26T artillery tractors. About
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The Finns modernized their T-26s in 1942–1943. Eight T-26 mod. 1931 tanks received turrets from the single-turreted T-26 or BT tanks. Additionally, turrets from irreparable T-26s or BTs of different models were mounted on KhT-26s, KhT-130s and KhT-133s, which had flame-throwing equipment removed. A
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By the summer of 1941, most of the Red Army's vast numbers of tanks were suffering from serious wear and tear. Poor quality roads, the vulnerabilities of track design in the early 1930s, and inadequate maintenance, recovery and repair services all took their toll. In some of the front line armoured
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armoured cars were mounted on Chevrolet 1937s and other armoured cars developed and produced by the Republicans. Republican armour and infantry often suffered from cooperation problems throughout the war. T-26 tanks often attacked enemy trenches or defense positions in the narrow streets of Spanish
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were equipped with the T-26 (for example, the 13th Tank Brigade had six T-26 tanks on 9 May 1942). On 13 May 1942, German forces counterattacked the flank of the Soviet 38th Army, then on the offensive. Every available tank unit engaged the German battle group consisted from about 130 tanks of the
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The T-26 was the most widely used tank of the Spanish Civil War in both armies. It was referred to as "the tank of the Spanish Civil War" in the title of one of Lucas Molina Franco's articles. "Out-gunned, out-manoeuvred, and hard-pressed, the Spanish had no effective answer to the tank", sparking
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village and overturned one of them into a small gorge. Crewmembers of another tankette were killed by tank machine-gun fire after they abandoned their vehicle. The T-26 of Armans was burned by a gasoline bomb; although wounded, Armans continued to lead the tank company. Armans' T-26 destroyed one,
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were equipped with 298 T-26 tanks on 1 October 1941, equivalent to 62% of total tank forces. However, many old T-26 tanks received by tank brigades from repair workshops were in poor technical condition and as the result there were only 50 T-26 tanks (14 of them under repair) available during the
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in Mongolia, had only 14 T-26s (in the 82nd Rifle Division) and 10 KhT-26 flame-throwing tanks (in the 11th Tank Brigade). The amount of T-26 tanks (flame-throwing variants mainly) increased somewhat in time for combat actions in August, but they always remained a small fraction of all tanks that
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Old, twin-turreted T-26 tanks were also used during the Winter War, mainly in OTBs of rifle divisions. These tanks did not participate in active combat operations but were suitable for protecting communication lines and used in signal service. Nevertheless, some T-26 mod. 1931 tanks were used in
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in March 1937 after the 1st Tank Brigade was finally formed (its HQ was in Alcalá de Henares). For example, a platoon of two T-26 tanks under the command of Spaniard, E. Ferrera destroyed or damaged twenty-five Italian tankettes on 10 March 1937. In September/October 1937 the Republican 1st Tank
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In addition, the limited availability of recovery vehicles and spare parts meant that broken down tanks and other non-combat losses often could not be repaired. Tanks with even insignificant technical failures had to be blown up or burned by their crews upon retreat. The 12th Mechanized Corps,
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after the beginning of the war) were equipped with 1,316 T-26 tanks, making up 35% of all tanks on the front. All in all there were 4,875 T-26 tanks in western military districts on 1 June 1941. However, some T-26 tanks were not operationally ready because of shortages of parts like batteries,
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self-propelled guns. The 2nd Mechanized Brigade had new command staff as 99% of its previous command staff (including brigade commander A.P. Panfilov) were arrested as "enemies of the nation" three days before marching off. That had an adverse effect on brigade actions during the conflict (for
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The favourable experience of the 100th OTB which successfully performed independent missions cross-country was not taken into consideration, and many Soviet commanders believed till the end of the war that tanks could be used along the roads only. Poor reconnaissance and absence of artillery
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area) received tank units, equipped with T-26s, in the course of the war only – for example, the 100th and the 97th OTBs had 47 T-26s each (including twin-turreted T-26 mod. 1931 armed with the 37 mm Hotchkiss gun for which there were no ammunition), the 302nd OTB was equipped with 7
659:(armed with 37 mm 37 psvk 36 gun) from the 4th Tank Company (4./Pans.P) suddenly met with three T-26 mod. 1933 tanks from the 35th Light Tank Brigade (these were tanks of the 112th Battalion's company commanders going on the reconnaissance) and vanguard of Soviet rifle battalion near
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600:) and a rifle regiment should have a tank company of 17 T-26s. The organization of seven tank regiments (164 T-26s in each) for motor rifle and light motorized divisions began at that time also, but only two light motorized (motor cavalry) divisions were formed – the 24th and the 25th.
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Among tank units, equipped with the T-26, the actions of the 35th Light Tank Brigade (commander – colonel V.N. Kashuba, from January 1940 – colonel F.G. Anikushkin) were the most noteworthy. The brigade had 136 T-26 tanks of different models, 10 KhT-26 flame-throwing tanks and 3
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had 33 captured T-26s of different models as of 1 November 1942, mainly donated by Germany. However, the Romanians could not repair most of the captured vehicles and so not all were used in combat. For example, the 1st Tank Division had only 2 T-26 tanks in September 1942. The
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the remainder were scrapped. There were 102 T-26s in the Finnish Army on 1 January 1942 (twin-turreted and flame-throwing tanks were used as training vehicles). The Armoured Battalion was reorganized into the Armoured Brigade (consisting of two battalions) on 10 February 1942.
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The 1st Republican Tank Brigade initially consisted of a tank battalion, a Spanish motorcycle company and a transport battalion. It was created in December 1936 on the delivery of about 100 Soviet tanks and military personnel under the command of Soviet brigade commander
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on 13 November 1936, and in continuous fighting inside Madrid itself through the middle of December 1936. Soviet military personnel of Krivoshein's group returned to the USSR in the end of November 1936, except for some tankers from Pogodin's company, mechanics from
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However, many T-26 crews did their best to combat the enemy's advance. For example, a composite battalion of the 55th Tank Division (made up of 18 single-turreted T-26 tanks and 18 twin-turreted T-26 tanks) supported the retreating 117th Infantry Division near
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Despite high losses, T-26 tanks still formed a significant part of the Red Army's armoured forces in autumn 1941 (many tanks arrived from inner military districts – Central Asia, Ural, Siberia, partially from the Far East). Tank units of the
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The Krivoshein's tank group, consisting of 23 T-26 tanks and 9 armoured cars, attacked Francoists on 1 November 1936, supporting the main Republican column retreating to Madrid. The Krivoshein's tank group took part in the fighting for
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towns without support, where they met strong resistance. Nationalist infantry, the Moroccans especially, defended courageously despite heavy casualties, throwing hand grenades and gasoline bombs, which are dangerous to tank engines.
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In August 1938 mechanized corps, brigades and regiments were reorganized into corresponding tank units. In the end of 1938 the Red Army had 17 light tank brigades (267 T-26 tanks in each) and 3 chemical tank brigades (equipped with
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Soviet T-26 mod. 1939 of the 40th Light Tank Brigade in winter camouflage on the way to battlefront. Note a small fascine for trench crossing, a canvas stowage and a tactical marking "00" on turret side. Karelian Isthmus. February
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with shields were installed instead). Those 7.5 cm Pak 97/98(f) auf Pz.740(r) self-propelled guns served in the 3rd Company of the 563rd Anti-tank Battalion (3 Kp. Pz.Jg.Abt. 563) but all of them were replaced soon with the
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was the last military operation in which Soviet T-26 was used. The Red Army had 1,461 T-26s in the far east on 5 August 1945 (1,272 of these were in operable condition). There were many old tanks (mainly T-26 and
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Approximately 40 percent of T-26s fell into Nationalist hands by the end of the war, mostly after the defeat of the Republicans. In March 1937, a tank company of captured T-26 tanks was included into Panzergruppe
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The following tank units, equipped mainly with the T-26, participated in the war with Finland: the 35th, the 39th and the 40th Light Tank Brigades, eight separate tank battalions (OTBs) of rifle divisions of the
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based on the T-26 chassis. The T-26 made up 39.5 percent of the tank strength, by number. T-26s composed a majority of fighting vehicles in Soviet mechanized corps of border military districts. For example, the
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through the end of 1931 were unarmed and intended for training, and the T-26 entered active service in 1932 only. The first series-produced T-26 tanks were shown to the public during the military parade on
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cavalry and two infantry battalions were defeated; twelve 75 mm field guns, four CV-33 tankettes and twenty to thirty trucks with cargo were destroyed or damaged) with the loss of 3 T-26 tanks to
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Armoured Division. The T-26 tanks would not be replaced until 1953, when Spain and the United States signed an agreement for open shipments of new military materiel to Spain. The first twelve
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artillery tractors on 22 June 1941. The corps lost 201 T-26 tanks and all flame-throwing tanks and artillery tractors by 7 July 1941. A further 186 T-26 tanks were lost to technical failures.
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till the end of December. In January tankers of the 35th Brigade evacuated and repaired their T-26s, practised in cooperation with artillery, engineer and rifle units, and manufactured wooden
524:(the 26th, the 36th and the 38th Tank Brigades) crossed the Polish border. Combat losses in Poland amounted to 15 T-26 tanks only. However, 302 T-26s suffered technical failures on the march.
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in 1942. Though the T-26 saw no active action on the main Soviet-German front in 1943, the T-26 still equipped some rearward units. Thus T-26 tanks of the 151st Tank Brigade (the 45th Army,
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for trench crossing which were placed in special towed sleds. By the breakthrough of the main defensive positions of the Mannerheim Line, battalions of the brigade were attached to the
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in 1942 and some other combat against the Japanese until 1944. After World War II, the remaining Chinese T-26 tanks equipped the First Armoured Regiment of the Army of the Chinese
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light tank, adopted for the Red Army in February 1941. The sophisticated T-50 was developed keeping in mind the experience gained in the Winter War and Soviet tests of the German
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amphibious tanks proved to be useless under the conditions found in the northern theatre of operations. In accordance to the letter order of the General Military Council of the
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in Krasny Bor, in addition to killing about 200 enemy soldiers. Yakovlev's T-26 was penetrated by nine shells, but was never taken out of action. 3rd Lt. Yakovlev received the
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training center (90 km from Cartagena), but the situation around Madrid became complicated and fifteen tanks formed a tank company under the command of a Soviet officer,
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The T-26 was used extensively in the armies of Spain, China and Turkey. In addition, captured T-26 light tanks were used by the Finnish, German, Romanian and Hungarian armies.
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From autumn 1937, all T-26 tank crews were Spanish. In summer 1938, the Republican Army had two armoured divisions, formed with Soviet help. Turrets from irreparable T-26 and
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in July 1938. The Soviet tank force consisted of the 2nd Mechanized Brigade and two separate tank battalions (the 32nd and the 40th). These included 257 T-26 tanks (with 10
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The majority of the Red Army's T-26 tanks in European military districts were lost in the first months of the German-Soviet War, mainly to enemy artillery and air strikes.
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medium tanks. Also, the T-26's performance was still sufficient to fight against Japanese armoured vehicles. T-26 tanks participated in the victory over Japan parade in
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Brigade was disbanded. Some volunteers returned to the USSR, while others joined with the International Tank Regiment under the command of Soviet major S.A. Kondratiev.
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purchased 60 T-26 mod. 1933 light tanks from the USSR (also, two twin-turreted T-26 mod. 1931 were presented to Turkish government in 1933–1934), along with about 60
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tanks were issued to one battalion of each brigade in summer 1945, leaving the other two battalions with their T-26 or BT-7 light tanks as before. For example, the
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had 11 separate tank brigades (80–85 tanks in each, half T-26 or BT) at that time. There were some number of T-26s in 2 tank divisions and 5 tank brigades of the
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tank. However, the new and complicated T-50 and its diesel engine encountered production problems and the new tank had not entered series production before the
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There were around 70 T-26s in the Republican Army in the beginning of 1937. In February 1937, company-sized detachments of the Tank Brigade participated in the
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preparation often resulted in tragic circumstances – in such a way, the platoon of the 100th OTB lost five tanks to single Finnish anti-tank gun near Kursu (
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for that tank raid and active participation in the defense of Madrid. On 17 November 1936, Armans' company had five T-26 tanks in operable condition.
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706:) on 14 December 1939, battalion executive officer was among 9 men killed in action. The combat losses of the 9th Army were 30 T-26s during the war.
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and later it was redeployed to Hottinen area where its tanks, suffering high losses and shortage of repair facilities, supported the attacks of the
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A tanks from the 88th Tank Battalion met with Republican T-26 tanks. The Pz.IA proved to have insufficient armament when pitted against the T-26.
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medium tanks in gun calibre, speed, manoeuvrability, armour but the T-26's armament was superior in comparison with the Panzer I, Panzer II,
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absence of spare parts, and Germany's own tanks were a higher maintenance priority. A small number of German T-26 tanks participated in the
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in August 1945. T-26s often demonstrated better cross-country ability in the far eastern theater of operation than much heavier T-34-85 and
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The Finns captured and evacuated nearly 70 T-26 tanks of different models (including KhT-26 and KhT-130 flame-throwing tanks) during the
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Chinese tank crews were trained under the supervision of Soviet specialists. T-26 tanks of the 200th Infantry Division were used in the
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at the Archena training center. The Soviet volunteer tank commanders and drivers sent to Spain were from the best tank units of the
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3rd and the 23rd Panzer Divisions. Three Soviet tank brigades lost all of their tanks, but inflicted heavy losses on the enemy.
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as better than the high-velocity guns they had, even if it was not used as an anti-tank gun. Greater danger was posed by the
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in autumn 1932. Each mechanized corps consisted of two mechanized brigades (one equipped with the T-26 and another with the
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in 1941. For example, the 86th Separate Tank Battalion, equipped with the T-26, supported attacks of Soviet infantry from
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T-26 mod. 1933 light tanks from the 35th Light Tank Brigade advanced towards an attack line together with infantry. The
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but eleven remained in enemy territory after the bridge was destroyed, with the remainder having been lost in combat.
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A column of T-26 mod. 1939 and T-26 mod. 1933 light tanks from the 20th Tank Brigade moved towards a front line. The
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obsolescence in the mid-1930s and work designing tanks with antiprojectile armour was slow in the USSR at that time.
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in tank warfare was made that day when the T-26 tank of platoon commander Lt. Semyon Osadchy encountered two Italian
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147:. The first shipment of tanks to Spanish republicans was delivered on 13 October 1936, at the Spanish port city of
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In autumn 1943, ten German T-26 tanks were rearmed as self-propelled guns (the turrets were removed and ex-French
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was decided to withdraw the outdated T-26 from production in 1940 and replace it with a completely new model, the
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tanks. The situation with the T-26 remained as before in July 1939: the 1st Army Group, which participated in the
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artillery tractors in tank units of the 57th Special Corps on 1 February 1939. For comparison, the corps had 219
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from 1 January 1940, each rifle division should have a tank battalion consisting of 54 T-26 tanks (including 15
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area (another stabilized part of the Soviet-German front) T-26s served even longer, until late summer of 1944.
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began (for example, the 1st and the 220th Tank Brigades each had 32 T-26 tanks on 1 January 1944). T-26s with
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The last major operations of the German-Soviet War which involved substantial numbers of T-26 tanks were the
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tanks) in far eastern separate tank brigades; these had remained on the Manchurian border during the entire
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737(r), 738(r), or 740(r), depending on the model. KhT-130 flame-throwing tanks had the German designation
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155:, the commander of the 8th Separate Mechanized Brigade. The first German delivery of armoured vehicles to
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the beginning of 1935 tank battalion of rifle division consisted of 3 companies, 15 T-26 tanks in each).
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and afterwards, the Finnish managed to capture or destroy nearly 12 T-26 tanks during the defeat of the
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151:; fifty T-26s with spare parts, ammunition, fuel, and around 80 volunteers under the command of colonel
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95:. New mechanized brigades, each equipped with 178 T-26 tanks, were also organized at that time. The
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Though nearly obsolete by the beginning of World War II, the T-26 was the most important tank of the
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Tanki v Zimnei voine 1939–1940 (Tanks during the Winter War 1939–1940). Frontline Illustration No. 3
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decided to form larger tank units based on experience gained in military exercises of 1931–1932: so
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For information dealing with captured Soviet tanks used by the German Army see: Regenberg, pp. 4–10
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A T-26 pressed into service with the German Wehrmacht operating in the area of Lake Ilmen in 1942.
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and damaged two CV-33 tankettes by tank gun fire. On 31 December 1936 Armans was awarded with the
21:
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had 1,136 T-26 tanks on 22 June 1941 (52% of all tanks in the district). Mechanized corps of the
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2387:. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027-6900: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. p. 231.
893:. Single-turreted T-26 tanks destroyed 17 German tanks. Nine tanks of the battalion crossed the
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engineer tanks on 30 November 1939. In the beginning, the brigade was involved into combat for
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The T-26 formed the backbone of the Red Army's armoured forces during the first months of the
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Legkiy tank T-26. 1931–1941 (The Light Tank T-26. 1931–1941). Frontline Illustration No. 1
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Toward Combined Arms Warfare: A Survey of 20th-Century Tactics, Doctrine, and Organization
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to the Karelian Isthmus in February 1940. The brigade played a key role in the assault of
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The Department of Military History Research, Academy of Military Sciences of PLA (2005).
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On the less active portions of the Soviet-German front, some tank units of the encircled
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arrived at the front on 28 January 1940 with 31 T-26s (including 11 twin-turreted) and 6
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flame-throwing tank, which was rearmed with 45 mm 20K gun and DT tank machine gun.
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733:. The 14th Army lost three tanks to artillery fire, two to landmines, and two drowned.
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290:(commander – D. Pavlov), and the 1st Mechanized Corps named after K.B. Kalinovsky from
195:
171:, which arrived only a week later. The Italians had begun to provide Nationalists with
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T-26 tanks continued to be used in combat throughout the Soviet-German front from the
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Finnish soldiers inspecting an abandoned Soviet T-26 mod. 1933 at Raate. January 1940.
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light tanks, guarded the Soviet-Iranian border. This tank brigade was redeployed to
520:(the 22nd, the 25th, the 29th and the 32nd Tank Brigades) and 797 T-26 tanks of the
438:
in which T-26 light tanks participated was the Soviet-Japanese border conflict, the
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Sovetskie tanki v boyu. Ot T-26 do IS-2 (Soviet tanks in action. From T-26 to IS-2)
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909:
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506:
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For a brief summary of anti-tank tactics during the Spanish Civil War see: Weeks,
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amphibious tanks in the second one). Such types of tank units participated in the
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in Spain. The Nationalists prized the Soviet tanks, even offering a bounty of 500
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Soviet T-26 tanks captured and pressed into service by Spanish Nationalist forces.
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The first unit equipped with the T-26 was the 1st Mechanized Brigade named after
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in 1941. On 1 June, the Red Army had 10,268 T-26 tanks of all models, including
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302:
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The Battle History of the Third Field Army of People's Liberation Army of China
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Suomalaiset Panssarivaunut 1918–1997 (The Finnish Armoured Vehicles 1918–1997)
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T-26. Tyazhelaya sud'ba legkogo tanka (T-26. The Heavy Fate of the Light Tank)
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It is probable that two twin-turreted T-26 mod. 1931 light tanks were sold to
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1243:. The USSR sold 82 T-26 mod. 1933 tanks to China. These tanks were shipped to
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673:
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Republican and Nationalist tanks saw their first combat during the advance of
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48:
26:
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Legkiy tank T-26 (Light Tank T-26). Modelist-Konstruktor. Special Issue No. 2
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used around 40 captured T-26 tanks of different models under the designation
1231:'s government negotiated with the Soviet government for military aid for the
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was the first conflict in which the T-26 participated. At the request of the
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in June 1941. The Soviet T-26 light tanks last saw combat in August 1945, in
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armoured cars to form the 1st Tank Battalion of the 2nd Cavalry Division at
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tank repair base and military instructors from the Archena training center.
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222:
60:
34:
202:
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heavy tank with additional appliqué armour in the background. Summer 1941.
861:
501:(or, as it is called in Russian historiography, "the liberation march" to
2009:"Strength of the Soviet Armored Troops on the Far East by August 5, 1945"
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52:
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used their T-26 tanks till the beginning of 1944, when the breaking of
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927:. December 1941. The 20th Tank Brigade was equipped with 20 T-26 tanks.
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Group into Spanish control started, which resulted in the formation of
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for each tank captured intact. In August 1937, a reorganization of the
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in 1944. They were used by several rifle and tank units including the
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the end of World War II, Spain had at least 116 T-26s, mainly in the
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1021:
782:
686:
183:
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Franco, Lucas M. (2006). "El Tanque de la Guerra Civil Española" in
1088:. To increase the combat effectiveness of these tank units, 670 new
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had the 411th OTB, equipped with 15 T-26 and 15 T-38 tanks from the
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War experience forced change in the structure of Soviet tank units.
2405:
Hughes-Wilson, John (2006). "Snow and Slaughter at Suomussalmi" in
2354:(in Spanish). 28002 Madrid: La Esfera de los Libros. p. 613.
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1282:(1946–1950). Several T-26 tanks were destroyed or captured by the
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Soviet T-26 light tanks (mod. 1939 and mod. 1933), GAZ-M1 car and
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239:
218:
172:
20:
115:). From 1935, mechanized corps were equipped only with BT tanks.
2474:(in Russian). Moscow: Yauza, Strategiya KM, EKSMO. p. 128.
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1089:
325:
462:
There were only 33 T-26s, 18 KhT-26 flame-throwing tanks and 6
2535:. New York, United States of America: Mason Charter. pp.
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The T-26 light tank was inferior to the German Panzer III and
1100:. Such tank units participated in the defeat of the Japanese
393:. The Nationalists developed their own light tank prototype (
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when KMT government left mainland China and later retired.
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during a signing of a Treaty of Non-Aggression between the
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tanks, dedicated to replace the old T-26 tanks, arrived at
1055:
T-26 tanks from the 6th and the 54th Tank Divisions of the
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Knocked out Soviet T-26 mod. 1933 light tank and abandoned
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were used the most actively. The 349th OTB concentrated in
1585:
Baryatinskiy (2003), p. 62. For more specific information
201:
Armans' company engaged in battle on 29 October 1936 near
2493:(in Finnish and English). Jyväskylä: Apali. p. 208.
1499:
1497:
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T-26 mod. 1938 and its crew before combat. Probably 1942.
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in Moscow on 7 November 1931—the 14th anniversary of the
2417:(in Finnish). Hämeenlinna: Ilves-Paino Oy. p. 512.
2335:(in Spanish). Valladolid: Quiron Ediciones. p. 80.
1789:
1787:
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on 4–5 November 1936, a counter-attack in the suburb of
2268:(in Russian). Moscow: Modelist-Konstruktor. p. 64.
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government, which saw service in East China during the
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had 10–15 T-26 light tanks in the first company and 22
233:
The day before (28 October 1936) Francoist cavalry and
2307:(in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: AF Editores. p. 64.
2102:
History of the War of China's Resistance Against Japan
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harbour in the spring of 1938, and used to set up the
1155:. The vehicle has been restored to drivable condition.
1151:. This captured tank was used by the Finns during the
2326:(in Italian). Parma: Albertelli Editions. p. 60.
221:
tankettes from the Nationalist 1st Tank Company near
2270:
Subscription index in the Rospechat Catalogue 73474.
1504:Drig, Yevgeny; Shepovalenko, M. (29 January 2010).
1233:
War of China's Resistance Against Japan (1937–1945)
881:, had 449 T-26 tanks, 2 flame-throwing tanks and 4
2528:
509:), sixteen days after the beginning of the German
103:were created in the Moscow Military District, the
2555:Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two
2531:Men Against Tanks: A History of Anti-Tank Warfare
2455:(in Russian). Moscow: Strategiya KM. p. 79.
2436:(in Russian). Moscow: Strategiya KM. p. 82.
2278:(in Russian). Moscow: YAUZA, EKSMO. p. 352.
1890:
1888:
540:trucks of the 7th Army during its advance on the
2510:Legkiy tank T-26 (Light Tank T-26) ARMADA No. 20
2350:García, José María; Lucas Molina Franco (2006).
2331:García, José María; Lucas Molina Franco (2005).
996:, some tank units of the 22nd Tank Corps of the
213:and artillery fire. The first known instance of
2570:Soviet Tank Operations in the Spanish Civil War
1469:
1467:
1465:
1458:Soviet Tank Operations in the Spanish Civil War
1393:also used a few captured T-26 mod. 1933 tanks.
1183:Soviet officers inspecting knocked out Finnish
569:by the beginning of the war. Together with the
1400:in 1935, but this information is unconfirmed.
834:The planned replacement for the T-26 was the
51:. The T-26 was the most numerous tank in the
8:
516:On 17 September 1939, 878 T-26 tanks of the
2512:(in Russian). Moscow: Exprint. p. 58.
1602:Title of article published in the magazine
1508:[Soviet tankers in Spain 1936–39].
1506:"Советские танкисты в Испании в 1936-39 гг"
1063:light tanks on 1 May 1941) participated in
286:, the 4th Separate Mechanized Brigade from
2553:Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1984).
1551:
1549:
294:. The tank gunners were usually Spanish.
2508:Svirin, Mikhail; Kolomiets Maxim (2000).
2451:Kolomiets, Maxim; Svirin Mikhail (2003).
1705:Baryatinsky (2006, in Russian), pp. 87–88
1678:Baryatinsky (2006, in Russian), pp. 86–87
1660:Baryatinsky (2006, in Russian), pp. 84–85
1039:were used there till summer 1944. In the
1016:), equipped with 24 T-26s and 19 British
948:T-26 tanks participated in combat at the
355:Bandera de Carros de Combate de la Legion
43:and played a significant role during the
1203:throughout the war, although the German
729:on 13 December 1940 where it joined the
175:tankettes even earlier, in August 1936.
2133:(in Chinese). Beijing, China: Press of
2104:(2 ed.). Beijing, China: Press of
1811:Kantakoski, pp. 271–272 and Jorgensen,
1409:
1290:in 1949. Some surviving T-26s moved to
1199:The T-26 remained the main tank of the
764:The combat and technical losses of the
401:Armoured Division, serving until 1953.
2608:World War II tanks of the Soviet Union
2390:
2367:
2129:the editing team of this book (1996).
2046:García and Franco, "La Brunete", p. 31
1762:Battle of Honkaniemi, 26 February 1940
1591:Las Armas de la Guerra Civil Española,
301:) first saw action near Las Rosas and
278:: the Mechanized Brigade (named after
2352:Las Armas de la Guerra Civil Española
2195:Kirk, William A. (13 February 2013).
777:) with 256 T-26s was redeployed from
608:. For instance, the 377th OTB of the
430:Soviet-Japanese border wars 1938–1939
7:
2489:Muikku, Esa; Jukka Purhonen (1998).
2070:Suomalaiset Panssarivaunut 1918–1997
1615:Quote is attributed to: Weeks, p. 31
666:The 8th Army, which fought north of
434:The first military operation of the
803:German invasion of the Soviet Union
57:German invasion of the Soviet Union
16:Combat history of Soviet light tank
2603:Interwar tanks of the Soviet Union
2598:Light tanks of the interwar period
2581:Journal of Slavic Military Studies
2324:Le prime armi controcarri Italiane
2172:[Turkish Armored Forces].
1813:Strategy and Tactics: Tank Warfare
29:, Karelian Isthmus. February 1940.
14:
2557:. London: Arms and Armour Press.
2409:, 1 January 2006. ISSN 0889-7328.
1980:[28th Mechanized Corps].
1835:Snow and Slaughter at Suomussalmi
941:. T-26 tanks participated in the
812:Western Special Military District
655:On 26 February 1940, six Finnish
297:The 1st Republican Tank Brigade (
1948:Baryatinsky (2006), pp. 100–101.
879:Baltic Special Military District
820:Odessa Special Military District
2583:, vol 12, no 3, September 1999.
2305:Panzer I: El inicio de una saga
1976:Drig, Yevgeny (12 March 2007).
1714:Svirin, Kolomiets (2000), p. 50
1416:Svirin, Kolomiets (2000), p. 48
2274:Baryatinskiy, Mikhail (2006).
2264:Baryatinskiy, Mikhail (2003).
2226:Baryatinskiy (2003), pp. 62–63
1334:Flammenwerfer Panzerkampfwagen
1219:T-26 mod. 1933 light tanks at
824:Kiev Special Military District
1:
2303:Franco, Lucas Molina (2005).
1939:Baryatinsky (2003), pp. 57–58
1921:Baryatinsky (2006), pp. 97–98
1903:Baryatinsky (2006), pp. 96–97
1752:Baryatinsky (2003), pp. 50–53
1687:Baryatinsky (2003), pp. 48–49
1642:Baryatinsky (2003), pp. 45–46
1624:Baryatinsky (2006), pp. 82–83
1543:Baryatinsky (2006), pp. 81–82
1482:Baryatinsky (2003), pp. 44–45
1374:7.5 cm guns Pak 97/38(f)
1065:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
1051:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
1024:(47th Army) in January 1943.
719:Belorussian Military District
365:consisted of two battalions (
141:Spanish Republican government
55:'s armoured force during the
2322:Cappellano, Filippo (1999).
1984:(in Russian). Archived from
1978:"28 механизированный корпус"
1512:(in Russian). Archived from
1147:T-26 mod. 1933 displayed in
1077:Soviet invasion of Manchuria
423:8.8 cm FlaK 18/36/37/41
341:, a tank unit of the German
127:based on the T-26 chassis).
2623:World War II tanks of China
2383:House, Jonathan M. (1984).
2294:Historia de la Iberia Vieja
2081:Kilomiets (2007), pp. 78–81
1873:Kolomiets (2001), pp. 47–48
1864:Kolomiets (2001), pp. 34–37
1824:Kolomiets (2001), pp. 67–68
1781:Kolomiets (2001), pp. 72–74
1772:Kolomiets (2001), pp. 67–69
1743:Kolomiets (2001), pp. 48–49
1696:Kolomiets (2001), pp. 12–13
1604:Historia de la Iberia Vieja
1268:Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road
1253:National Revolutionary Army
567:Leningrad Military District
560:Light tank brigades in the
419:Cannone da 65/17 modello 13
109:Leningrad Military District
105:Ukrainian Military District
2639:
2413:Kantakoski, Pekka (1998).
2235:Baryatinskiy (2003), p. 63
1966:Baryatinsky (2006), p. 105
1957:Baryatinsky (2006), p. 104
1912:Baryatinsky (2006), p. 192
1067:in August–September 1941.
853:Abandoned T-26 mod. 1939.
82:). Tanks delivered to the
47:in 1938 as well as in the
32:
2470:Kolomiets, Maxim (2007).
2432:Kolomiets, Maxim (2001).
2299:, No. 13. ISSN 1699-7913.
2057:La Brunete: Primera Parte
2028:Baryatinsky (2003), p. 62
1930:Baryatinsky (2006), p. 99
1882:Baryatinsky (2003), p. 53
1669:Baryatinsky (2003), p. 48
1534:Baryatinsky (2006), p. 82
1473:Baryatinsky (2006), p. 81
1425:Baryatinsky (2003), p. 44
1367:3rd SS Division Totenkopf
1339:Battle of Smolensk (1941)
1201:Finnish Armoured Division
511:Invasion of Poland (1939)
499:Soviet invasion of Poland
484:Soviet invasion of Poland
446:flame-throwing tanks), 3
371:2. Agrupaciones de Carros
2397:: CS1 maint: location (
2374:: CS1 maint: location (
2169:Турецкие танковые войска
2168:
1491:Kolomiets (2007), p. 124
1284:People's Liberation Army
1071:Soviet-Japanese War 1945
1059:(which had 717 T-26 and
994:Second Battle of Kharkov
967:Hero of the Soviet Union
807:armoured combat vehicles
450:bridge-laying tanks, 81
228:Hero of the Soviet Union
80:Moscow Military District
2007:AMVAS (20 March 2006).
1855:Kolomiets (2001), p. 40
1846:Kolomiets (2007), p. 78
1802:Kolomiets (2001), p. 75
1793:Kolomiets (2001), p. 74
1723:Kolomiets (2001), p. 58
1249:200th Infantry Division
945:in December 1941 also.
413:, not more than 500 m;
2575:5 October 2009 at the
1434:Rybalkin (2000), p. 66
1321:
1224:
1192:
1172:for infantry support.
1156:
1010:Battle of the Caucasus
977:
937:German advance in the
928:
870:
858:
818:(formed from units of
742:
678:
616:flame-throwing tanks.
545:
472:Battle of Khalkhin Gol
361:, in March 1938. The
359:Spanish Foreign Legion
245:
30:
2055:Manrique and Franco,
1633:Cappellano, pp. 22–25
1443:Garcia (2006), p. 320
1319:
1264:Battle of Kunlun Pass
1214:
1182:
1146:
1123:After the end of the
1094:1st Far Eastern Front
1057:28th Mechanized Corps
975:
918:
864:
852:
797:The German-Soviet War
785:on 12–13 March 1940.
739:
676:
650:123rd Rifle Divisions
634:138th Rifle Divisions
535:
440:Battle of Lake Khasan
314:Battle of Guadalajara
243:
45:Battle of Lake Khasan
24:
2613:Light tanks of Spain
2527:Weeks, John (1975).
1733:Battle of Honkaniemi
1227:In August 1937, the
1119:Outside the Red Army
1014:Transcaucasian Front
1006:Battle of Stalingrad
990:Battle of the Crimea
943:Liberation of Rostov
855:Operation Barbarossa
753:. At the battles of
747:Battle of Tolvajärvi
731:104th Rifle Division
598:flame-throwing tanks
454:light tanks, and 13
415:Cannone da 47/32 M35
259:Cerro de los Ángeles
167:light tanks for the
125:flame-throwing tanks
2568:Zaloga, Steven J. "
1894:Baryatinskiy, p. 35
1606:. See bibliography.
1589:García and Franco,
1516:on 25 February 2012
1386:Royal Romanian Army
1115:in September 1945.
751:75th Rifle Division
723:52nd Rifle Division
657:Vickers 6-ton tanks
610:97th Rifle Division
391:Catalonia Offensive
333:26 September 1936.
299:1. Brigada Blindada
251:Torrejón de Velasco
2207:on 6 October 2012.
2157:Zaloga 1984, p 108
1988:on 2 November 2012
1322:
1225:
1193:
1157:
1149:Parola Tank Museum
1140:in February 1954.
1033:Leningrad Blockade
998:Southwestern Front
978:
929:
871:
859:
822:and some units of
816:Southwestern Front
743:
679:
546:
544:. 2 December 1939.
411:3.7 cm Pak 36
387:Battle of the Ebro
246:
161:Nationalist forces
93:October Revolution
31:
2481:978-5-699-21871-4
2443:978-5-699-20928-6
2257:Published sources
2244:Kantakoski, p. 88
1982:mechcorps.rkka.ru
1566:Men Against Tanks
1510:mechcorps.rkka.ru
1381:on 1 March 1944.
1280:Chinese Civil War
1260:Battle of Lanfeng
1237:Republic of China
1125:Spanish Civil War
1098:Transbaikal Front
1086:German-Soviet War
844:German-Soviet War
768:in action on the
518:Belorussian Front
379:Battle of Brunete
264:Alcalá de Henares
186:, and during the
137:Spanish Civil War
131:Spanish Civil War
41:Spanish Civil War
2630:
2618:Tanks of Finland
2550:
2534:
2523:
2504:
2485:
2466:
2447:
2428:
2407:Military History
2402:
2396:
2388:
2379:
2373:
2365:
2346:
2327:
2318:
2298:
2289:
2269:
2245:
2242:
2236:
2233:
2227:
2224:
2218:
2215:
2209:
2208:
2203:. Archived from
2192:
2186:
2185:
2183:
2181:
2164:
2158:
2155:
2149:
2148:
2126:
2120:
2119:
2108:. p. 1237.
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2091:
2088:
2082:
2079:
2073:
2066:
2060:
2053:
2047:
2044:
2038:
2035:
2029:
2026:
2020:
2019:
2017:
2015:
2004:
1998:
1997:
1995:
1993:
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1967:
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1949:
1946:
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1937:
1931:
1928:
1922:
1919:
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668:Lake Ladoga
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2252:References
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1520:19 October
1379:Marder III
1307:Lüleburgaz
1276:Kuomintang
1161:Winter War
1134:M47 Patton
1109:M4 Sherman
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89:Red Square
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27:Winter War
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223:Esquivias
149:Cartagena
61:Manchuria
35:T-26 tank
2573:Archived
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638:fascines
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284:Peterhof
276:Red Army
235:Panzer I
207:Moroccan
180:Franco's
165:Panzer I
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351:Drohne
339:Drohne
203:Seseña
184:Madrid
1404:Notes
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962:Tosno
883:T-26T
779:Brest
759:Raate
741:1940.
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642:100th
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464:T-26T
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219:CV-33
173:CV-33
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