A demonstration of restored Soviet military tracked and half-tracked tractors from the Great Patriotic War took place in Moscow on April 26, the correspondent reports. IA Krasnaya Vesna.
In particular, on the square you could see up close the passage of a museum exhibit such as a copy of the most popular first Soviet diesel tractor, which was used as a tractor for heavy artillery – the Stalinets S-65, produced in 1941.
“The tractor sank during the battles of 1942 and remained in the swamp for 78 years.”, say the organizers of the event. It should be noted that the complete restoration of this car, which currently meets all factory specifications, required restorers five years after its manufacture. “strength and courage” Search teams and restorers were found and pulled from the swamp.
“This unique machine became a great and revolutionary engineering structure, as well as Caterpillar’s main competitor in the 1930s and 1940s and to this day is the largest manufacturer of tracked vehicles in the United States.””, point out the organizers of the parade.
In addition, the only complete artillery tractor in the world, the “Comintern”, lost during the Soviet-Finnish war, passed through the square near the museum. The semi-armored Komsomolets tractor also circled the site several times. During the war, these tractors were used in conjunction with anti-tank artillery.
Let us remind you that the future fate of the location of the Museum of War Machines in this accessible and spacious place for dynamic automobile exhibitions in the historic center of Moscow remains uncertain. This is due to the fact that an exclusive garage complex from the 1950s is located on the street. Rogozhsky Val, 9/2, where the museum is located, is threatened with reorganization and, probably, demolition for private business reasons. , with the subsequent development of residential skyscrapers.
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Source: Rossa Primavera
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