Trophy armored vehicles of the Wehrmacht. USSR

German tankers, triumphantly passed until 1941 in many European countries, considered their combat vehicles the best in the world. Until they ran into the Soviet T-34, the best medium tank of World War II.

Key Benefits

For 1941, the thirty-four was one of the most advanced tanks in the world. One of its main advantages was the long-barreled 76 mm gun.

In addition, the T-34 had wide tracks and excellent maneuverability and maneuverability. Pluses were added to the piggy bank of the tank diesel engine for 500 Horse power and armor made with rational angles of inclination.

The best in the world

The strike force of the Army Group Center rushing towards Moscow was the tank units of Colonel General Heinz Guderian. They first encountered the T-34s on July 2. As the commander later recalled, guns German tanks were too weak against Soviet vehicles.

Later, Guderian's tanks experienced the full power of the T-34 during the battle for Moscow. Equipped with "thirty-fours" the Fourth Tank Brigade forced, according to the memoirs German general, survive "a few disgusting hours" of the Wehrmacht's Fourth Panzer Division. Only an 88-millimeter cannon, capable of penetrating the armor of the "thirty-four", saved from the complete defeat of the Germans.

Field Marshal Ewald von Kleist, who commanded the First Panzer Group on southbound spoke about the Soviet car more frankly: “The most best tank in the world!".

Complete astonishment

German tankers recalled that their vehicles could successfully fight against the T-34 only "in particularly favorable conditions." For example, average tank PzKpfw IV with its short-barreled 75-millimeter gun could destroy the "thirty-four" only from the rear, while the projectile had to go through the blinds exactly into the engine. To do this, the tanker had to have considerable experience and dexterity, so letting an insufficiently experienced commander into battle was fraught.

The well-known Wehrmacht tanker Otto Carius did not skimp on compliments to the Soviet car. “For the first time, Russian T-34 tanks appeared! The amazement was complete, ”the soldier described in his memoirs the first impressions of the battle with the“ thirty-four ”.

He agreed that the only effective weapon against the T-34 there was an 88 mm cannon. However, he emphasized that at the first stage of the war, the main anti-tank weapon of the Wehrmacht was a 37 mm gun. At best, it could jam the T-34 turret, the tanker lamented.

From two kilometers

Praised the Soviet machine and Lieutenant General Erich Schneider. According to him, among the tankers of the Wehrmacht, the “thirty-four” made a “real sensation”. Schneider noted that the shells of the 76-mm T-34 gun were capable of penetrating the defense of German tanks from a distance of up to two hundred meters.

Armored vehicles of the Wehrmacht could hit Soviet tanks from a distance of no more than half a kilometer. At the same time, a prerequisite was getting into the stern or side of the "thirty-four".

Not in favor of German tanks were protective characteristics. Schneider emphasized that the thickness of the armor on the frontal part of the Wehrmacht vehicles was 40 millimeters, and on the sides - only 14.

The T-34 was much better protected: 70 mm armor on the front and 45 mm on the sides. Add to this the fact that the strong slope of the armor plates reduced the effectiveness of shells.

Tanks are not afraid of dirt

For the Germans, the T-34 served as a cross-country standard, Colonel General Erhard Raus noted in his combat notes. The military leader admitted: the Soviet car has the best cross-country ability and is capable of "stunts that amaze the imagination."

The advantages in maneuverability and cross-country ability of the "thirty-four" were also recognized in the "Instructions for all parts of the Eastern Front in the fight against the Russian T-34" issued in May 1942.

under German wing

The fact that the Germans used the captured vehicles in their combat units speaks about the high assessment of the combat qualities of the T-34 by the Wehrmacht command. Basically, the "thirty-fours" fell to the Wehrmacht in 1941 - in the first months of the war that were unsuccessful for the Red Army. However, the Wehrmacht began to actively use the captured T-34s only in the winter of 1943, when strategic initiative on the Eastern Front began to pass to the USSR.

The units of the German army, which initially used captured Soviet vehicles, faced the problem of shelling the “thirty-fours” by their own gunners. The fact is that the gunners during the battle were guided by the silhouette of the car, and not by identification marks.

In order to prevent such cases in the future, the thirty-four began to apply a huge swastika to the tower, hull or hatch (for the Luftwaffe). Another way to avoid "friendly fire" is to use the T-34 in conjunction with the infantry units of the Wehrmacht.

The crew of the Panzerwaffe on the Soviet tank KV-1 (Klim Voroshilov)

The same KV-1. Captured? Or...

And these are our T-26s. They successfully fought even in Africa, like the Soviet ZIS-2 guns

And this is the tractor "Komsomolets"

Another "Komsomolets" pulls out a bogged down headquarters "Mercedes"

Quite a curiosity. Soldiers of the Red Army returned the Soviet BA from captivity.

Again our T-26

And this is the legendary "thirty-four"

BT-7. Fast tank, created Soviet designers specifically for combat operations in Europe. It is clear, however, that in Russia there was no place to accelerate. As it is now, however.

Do you recognize? This is our BA-10

Another T-26

The most massive and most reliable T-34 in the world. Longevity record holder. Not a single tank has ever been in service for such a period. The last car left the assembly line in 1958. It is in service in some countries to this day.

Another Klim Voroshilov - 1

And he is again!

52-ton monster, pillbox killer Klim Voroshilov - 2

Another KV-1. A very popular car among the Fritz! And now we have: - "Black booumer, black booumer ..."

And this BA from the Waffen-SS stable

The legendary "Drying" - self-propelled gun SU-85

It's just a masterpiece! After tuning, the T-26 is simply unrecognizable!

More KV-2

A strange cross on the T-34, are there any sanitary tanks?

T-34 again

And again he is born ...

And it's him again!

It may seem that the Germans had very few of their own tanks!

And this is him. Obviously, the Germans used our equipment more than once, and this raises a lot of questions. It is clear even to a non-specialist that the equipment requires maintenance and repair. Well, at least just an oil filter, where to get the equipment of the enemy? In the store "Auto parts for foreign cars"? What about ammunition? Yes, at least the same tracks are tracked, they are also required during operation. Has he set up the production of consumables and spare parts?

Again BT-7.

And printing houses in Germany produced cardboard toys "Do it yourself" - copies of the KV-1. And the prankster tankers themselves just got out of this tank and started doing nonsense. If only they would send them coloring pages ...

We study the materiel T-34

And KV-1 toy gluing was released. I have something that does not fit with reality.

Normal such German KV-1. And there is also evidence that our light mortars were produced in Germany. And they copied them so carefully that they even left the letter "Zh" in the markings on the barrel.

KV-1 took a run, wanted to jump over, but... didn't jump.

And again T-26

Well, without the "thirty-four" nowhere already ... And what was the situation with captured aircraft?

Fine. It was not enough to capture aircraft, but our I-16s were also in the Luftwaffe ranks.

And this is already thought provoking. The caption under the illustration in Russian reads: - "We have a swarm of such tanks." So they were captured great amount? In principle, the number of losses in the first weeks of the war was announced more than once. Yes, many were captured by our technology. But the number of Panzerwaffe tanks that entered service is simply amazing. After all, it is more logical to assume that the easy small arms was captured by a million-strong army! Where is it? There is. There is. But a little.

And here, by the way, is the mortar crew next to the "thirty-four"

Summing up the first part, I will explain why the title contains a portrait of Joseph Vissarionovich. There really is a serious jamb - the word Motherland with a small letter, but the essence is clear. The USSR made money by importing finished products. Not oil and gas, as our rulers, but products created at high-tech enterprises. Now you will be surprised, but I will tell. The Soviet car "Moskvich 408" was recognized in the UK as the car of the year, and became the leader in sales. Its production was established in Belgium, and it was the first people's car of the British. Do you still want to spit in the Soviet auto industry?
I am developing an idea. What do you think Russia could trade before 1941? No need to immediately rush to "google". AT open information only grain, legumes, manganese, phosphates and all kinds of ores. And the volume of foreign trade is simply amazing. Who did you trade with? With Germany, of course. What did they buy? Machine tools, pipes, high-grade steel, etc. Ie. it is clear that the economies of our countries were simply interdependent. And what about our equipment and weapons? You can't search. The data is classified to this day. What...didn't Russia sell weapons? Have mercy! When was that? Only in troubled times scrap Russian Empire when they sent the Deputy Minister of Defense to life hard labor, who sent wagons of "obsolete" rifles and revolvers for remelting on the eve of the First World War. Now the same thing is happening, like a blueprint. Assault rifles and rifles, revolvers and pistols are being pressed by wagons in Nizhny Novgorod. Only the feldmebel Taburetkin, instead of hanging on the gallows in the middle of Red Square, moves to Latvia for permanent residence.
Now let us recall the military-technical cooperation between the USSR and Germany. Contrary to popular belief, I come to the conclusion that it was not Ferdinand Porsche who taught us to produce trucks and armored vehicles in Gorky. On the contrary, we raised the German auto industry. Who now remembers that general designer all automotive engines MAN and Daimler was a Soviet engineer? But know! Write down the name of the creator of the legend of the world automobile industry - Lutsky Boris Grigoryevich.
In the meantime, take a look at how the German T-34 was pulled out of the lake in Estonia. Rumor has it that this tank is now on the move, in excellent condition, ready for battle!

After capturing the first T-34/76s, the Germans gave it the designation Panzerkampfwagen T-34747(r). A large number of these vehicles were captured by the German army and handed over to their troops for combat use, while the Wehrmacht managed to get only a few T-34/85 tanks. T-34/76s were captured between 1941 and mid-1943, when Germany was still firmly established on the Eastern Front, while T-34/85s did not appear on the battlefield until the winter of 1943, when success in the east was beginning to change Germany and divisions of the Wehrmacht were bled dry after stubborn resistance and successful military operations of the Red Army. The first captured T-34/76s were sent to the 1st, 8th and 11th Panzer Divisions in the summer of 1941.

But they did not dare to use them in a combat situation, due to the fact that gunners are primarily guided by the silhouette of the tank, and not by identification marks. And this could lead to the shelling of captured T-34s by their own artillery or other tanks. In the future, in order to prevent such cases, the hull and turret of captured tanks were applied identification marks or swastika big size and in in large numbers. Also, it was common to put identification marks on the roof and hatches of the tower, so that the Luftwaffe pilots could identify the tank's ownership. Another way to help avoid the destruction of captured T-34s by your troops was to use them in conjunction with infantry units. In this case, the problem of identification was practically non-existent. The T-34/76D tank had two round hatches on the turret and was nicknamed Mickey Mouse by the Germans. With open tower hatches, he evoked such an association. From about the end of 1941, captured T-34s were sent to a factory in Riga for repair and modernization, until in 1943 Merzedes-Benz (factory in Mrienfelde) and Wumag (factory in Goerlitz) also began to repair and modernize the T-34. There, the T-34/76 was equipped according to the German standard: in particular, a commander's cupola with hinged doors, radio equipment, and many other non-standard alterations were installed on the turret in accordance with the requests of their new owners. More than 300 T-34/76 were put "under the gun" of the Wehrmacht. Other tanks were used as tractors for artillery, or carriers of ammunition and ammunition.

A number of heavily damaged T-34s were installed on armored train platforms as artillery mounts (for example, on the famous armored train "Michael"). Of the Wehrmacht units that had captured T-34s in their arsenal, one can name the 1st Tank Regiment of the 1st Tank Division (as of October 15, 1941, there were 6 T-34/76 tanks of 1940 and 1941), the 2nd Panzer Division, 9th Panzer Division (33rd Panzer Regiment), 10th Panzer Division (7th Panzer Regiment), 11th Panzer Division, 20th Panzer Division (21st Panzer Regiment) and 23rd th Panzer Division. And it's still far from full list. A number of captured T-34s remained in use by the Wehrmacht until 1945, for example, in the 23rd Panzer Division in Slovakia and in East Prussia. In the summer of 1943, several T-34/76s even had Italian crews. According to the statistics of the German command, as of July 1943, the South Army Group included 28 captured T-34s, and the CENTER Army Group - 22 T-34s. In September 1943, RONA (Russian Liberation Army), under the command of Mechislav Kaminsky, used 24 captured T-34s in the fight against Belarusian partisans. Even the most elite tank units of the Wehrmacht used T-34s, for example, the Panzergrenadier Division "Grossdeutschland" (the tank regiment of the same name) used some examples of captured T-34s until 1945. SS units also did not do without the T-34. They were used by the 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" (25) and the 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf". One of the interesting German modifications, based on the captured T-34 chassis, was a tank air defense 2cm. Flakvierling auf Fahrgestell T-34(r). Also known as the Flakpanzer T-34(r), it was equipped with a 20mm Flakvierling 38 cannon or four (in a bunch) 20mm L/115 AA guns. The guns were mounted in turrets made in field workshops from the armor plates of damaged tanks. They were used by the Heeres Panzerjaeger Abteilung 653 on the Eastern Front in early and mid-1944. Flakpanzer T-34(r) can be compared with the post-war Chinese anti-aircraft installation Type 63, also using the T-34 chassis, which remained in service with the Chinese People's Army until the late 1980s.

This unique car based on the T-34 was used in the 653rd heavy tank destroyer battalion (Schw. pz. jag. Abt. 653). Also in this unit were used and other experimental tanks: Tiger (P) and Panther with Panzer IV turret. T-34 was modified for installation anti-aircraft guns 2cm Flakvierling in a partially open turret (somewhat reminiscent of the turret of the Ostwind anti-aircraft tank). The vehicle was assigned to the command platoon of this unit.
In 1943, the Red Army received an improved modification - the T-34/85. This tank already had a crew of 5 people, was armed with an 85mm gun. Until the end of the war, 29430 tanks of this type were produced. The German army managed to capture a very small number of T-34/85s, and even less to use. In the middle of 1944, the 5th SS Panzer Division, during fierce battles near Warsaw, managed to capture one T-34/85 and use it later against the Red Army. Also, one T-34/85 was captured by the 252nd Infantry Division in the battles in East Prussia, and it was also taken into service.

Performance data T-34/76 (Ausf B)
Weight: 27000 kg
Crew: 4 people
Engine: V2 Diesel / 12 cylinders / 500 hp
Fuel capacity: 614 liters
Speed: Road: 51 km/h
Off-road: 40 km/h
Power reserve: Road: 450 km
Length: 6.40 m
Width: 2.74 m
Height: 2.43 m
Armament: 76.2 mm gun L/41.2
2 x 7.62 mm "DT" machine guns
Ammunition: 76.2 mm - 77 rounds
7.62 mm - 2000-3000 shots
Armor: 15-65 mm

Gun type: Srvetskoe 76.2mm
F-34German 75mm
KwK 40 L/48 American 75mm M3 L/37.5
Weight (kg): 1155 750 405.4
Projectile: OF-350BR-350ABR-354P SprGr 39 PzGr 39 PzGr 40 M 48 M72
Weight (kg): 6.23 6.50 3.05 5.72 6.80 4.10 6.67 6.32
projectile speed
(m/s): 680 662 950 590 790 1060 464 619
Penetration ability when the armor plate is tilted 90 degrees (mm):
500m - 71 100 - 114 143 - 66
1000m - 51 51 - 85 97 - 60
2000m - 40 - - 64 - - 50

The Germans got the largest trophies during Operation Barbarossa. Suffice it to say that by 22 August 1941 they had knocked out and captured 14,079 Soviet tanks. However, attempts to use such rich trophies from the very beginning were fraught with great difficulties. A significant part of the Soviet tanks were so broken in battle that they were suitable only for scrap metal. In most tanks, which did not have visible external damage, during the inspection, breakdowns of the engine, transmission or chassis units were found, which turned out to be impossible to eliminate due to the lack of spare parts.

The first Soviet T-26 tanks captured as trophies began to be used by the Wehrmacht in the summer of 1941. In the photo above - a T-26 tank, model 1939, pulls out a 3-ton Mercedes-Benz truck stuck in the mud

The same tank guards the rear park of one of the infantry units of the Wehrmacht

The main reason for the weak interest of the Germans in captured Soviet armored vehicles was the high losses of Germany in their own combat vehicles and the colossal workload of the repair, evacuation and restoration services associated with this. Study captured tanks there was just no time. As a result, by October 1941, there were only about 100 Soviet tanks in the German troops. various types. The rest, abandoned on the battlefield soviet armored vehicles, having stood in the open air in the winter of 1941/42, it was no longer subject to restoration. During this period, the Wehrmacht received only a few T-26 (Pz.740 (r), BT-7 (Pz.742 (r) and T-60) from repair enterprises. Most of the vehicles, first of all, T-34 (Pz. 747(r) and KB (Pz.753(r), used by the front-line units, were captured in a fully operational condition, immediately commissioned and operated until they were hit or failed for technical reasons.

Only from the middle of 1942, units equipped with captured Soviet tanks began to receive vehicles from German repair enterprises. The main one, which specialized in our equipment, was a repair plant in Riga. In addition, since 1943, individual T-34s were restored at the factories of Daimber-Benz in Berlin and Wumag in Gerlitz.

T-26 tanks in a German field workshop. In the foreground - T-26 model 1933. with a red star and the inscription "Captured by the 15th Infantry Regiment". In the background - T-26 mod. 1939 with cross, title Tiger II and tactical badge of the 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf"

Captured soviet tank T-26 mod. 1939, used to practice combat training tasks for interaction with infantry, in one of the units of the Wehrmacht

After the second capture of Kharkov by the Germans in the spring of 1943, a repair shop was created in the workshops of the Kharkov Tractor Plant by the SS Reich division, in which several dozen T-34 tanks were restored. For parts of the SS, in general, a more active use of captured Soviet tanks was characteristic. At the same time, in a number of cases, they were in service with tank units together with German tanks. A separate battalion was formed in the Reich division, armed with 25 T-34 tanks. Some of them were equipped with German commander's cupolas.

Tank BT-7 arr. 1935 in the Wehrmacht. 1943 (or 1944) year. Fighting vehicle painted yellow

A Red Army soldier inspects a BT-7 tank, model 1937, dug into the ground, which was used by the Germans as a fixed firing point. 1943

Captured tank T-34 from the 98th Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht. Eastern front, 1942

T-34 tanks from the 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf". 1942

Separate T-34 tanks without turrets were used by the Germans as evacuation tractors.

As for the heavy tanks KB, then, judging by the available data, their number in the German units was small and hardly exceeded 50 units. Basically, these were Chelyabinsk-made KV-1 tanks with ZIS-5 guns. However, there is information about the use in the Wehrmacht of a certain number, apparently very small, of KV-2 tanks.

Instead of a large hatch on the roof of the turret of this T-34 tank, a commander's turret was installed, borrowed from the Pz.lll tank

German commander's turrets were also installed on some captured T-34s of later modifications - with the so-called improved turret

Captured tank T-34, converted by the Germans into anti-aircraft self-propelled unit with a 20 mm quadruple automatic cannon. 1944

Judging by the photographs, on some KB, to improve visibility, they installed commander's turrets from German tanks Pz.III and Pz.IV. The most creative approach to this issue was in the 22nd German Panzer Division. Captured by this unit at the end of the summer of 1943, the KV-1 tank was equipped not only with a commander's cupola, but also re-equipped with a German 75-mm long-barreled gun.

Captured T-34 tanks are being repaired in the workshop of the Kharkov Locomotive Plant. Spring 1943. The work was carried out by a special enterprise created in the structure of the 1st SS Panzer Corps

The repaired T-34 tanks became part of the mixed tank company of the SS Reich division, where they were used in conjunction with the German Pz.IV

One of the T-34 tanks of the motorized division "Grossdeutschland". In the foreground is an armored personnel carrier Sd.Kfz.252. Eastern Front, 1943

In May 1942, during the preparation German landing on the island of Malta (Operation Hercules) it was supposed to form a company of captured KV heavy tanks. It was planned to entrust them with the fight against the British infantry tanks"Matilda", which were part of the garrison of the island. However, the required number of serviceable KB tanks did not turn out to be, and this idea could not be realized, especially since the landing on Malta itself did not take place.

A number of captured T-70 and T-70M light tanks were used by Wehrmacht units under the designation Panzerkampfwagen T-70®. The exact number of these machines is unknown, but it is unlikely that there were more than 40 - 50 pieces. Most often, these tanks were used in infantry divisions and police units (Ordnungspolizei), and in the latter (for example, in the 5th and 12th police tank companies), T-70s were operated until the end of 1944. In addition, quite a few T-70s with turrets removed were used to tow 50- and 75-mm anti-tank guns.

Another option for using captured equipment - the upper part of the hull and the turret of the T-34 tank became the basis for the creation of an armored car - a tank destroyer (Panzerjagerwagen). 1944

Armored vehicles in the yard of a repair plant in East Prussia: tanks "Panther", T-34 and twin-turret T-26(!). 1945 (center)

Heavy tank KV-1, used in the 1st Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht. Eastern Front, 1942

Very rarely captured Soviet tanks were converted by the Germans into self-propelled guns. In this regard, the most massive episode can be considered the production at the end of 1943 of ten self-propelled guns based on the T-26 tank. Instead of towers, they installed 75-mm French guns (7.5-st Pak 97/98 (f), covered with a shield. These vehicles entered service with the 3rd company of the 563rd anti-tank division. However, military service they were short-lived - already on March 1, 1944, they were all replaced by self-propelled guns "Marder III".

There is a known case of reworking the T-34 tank into an anti-aircraft self-propelled gun. The standard turret was dismantled, and instead a rotating special one, open from above, was installed. welded tower with a 20-mm quad mount Flakvierling 38. In the spring of 1944, this vehicle was included in the 653rd heavy anti-tank division of the Ferdinand self-propelled guns.

Installation of a 75-mm KwK40 tank gun with a barrel length of 43 calibers in the turret of a captured Soviet KV-1 tank. 22nd Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht, 1943

"Stalin's monster" - heavy tank KV-2 in the ranks of the Panzerwaffe! combat vehicles of this type were used by the Germans in the amount of several copies, however, judging by the photo, at least one of them was equipped with a German commander's cupola

In general, the number of Soviet tanks used by the German troops was very limited. So, according to official data, in May 1943 the Wehrmacht had 63 Russian tanks (of which 50 were T-34s), and in December 1944 there were 53 Russian tanks (of which 49 were T-34s).

The captured T-60 tank tows a 75 mm light infantry gun. Attention is drawn to the fact that the turret has been preserved on this machine, used as a tractor. 1942

Converted to tractor light tank T-70 towing a 75 mm Pak 40 anti-tank gun

In total, for the period from June 1941 to May 1945 German troops more than 300 Soviet tanks were commissioned and used in battles with the Red Army.

Soviet armored vehicles were used mainly in those parts of the Wehrmacht and SS troops that captured them, and even then it was extremely limited. Among the Soviet armored vehicles operated by the Germans, one can mention the BA-20 - (Panzerspahwagen BA 202 (g), BA-6, BA-10 (Panzerspahwagen BA 203 (g) and BA-64. The Germans used the Komsomolets trophy semi-armored artillery tractors directly purpose - for towing lungs artillery pieces. There is a known case of installation on the roof of an armored cab of a 37-mm tractor anti-tank gun Cancer 35/36 behind the regular shield.

The tractor - a captured Soviet T-70 tank without a turret - tows a captured Soviet 76-mm ZIS-3 cannon. Rostov-on-Don, 1942

A German officer uses the turret of a captured BA-3 armored car as an observation post. 1942 On wheels rear axles caterpillars "Overroll" are put on

Preventing the attack of their own aircraft, German soldiers in a hurry to strengthen the flag with a swastika on the captured Soviet armored car BA-10

The longer you defend the rights, the more unpleasant the sediment.

In 1941-1943, the German army captured a significant number of T-34/76s. According to the numbering of captured equipment adopted in the Wehrmacht, the thirty-four received the designation Pz.Kpfw.747 T-34(r). Modifications different years in German official documentation, the following designations were carried: A (1940), B (1941), C (1942), D / E / F (1943). T-34(r) Ausf D (actually T-34 mod. 42) was nicknamed "Mickey Mouse", two round landing hatches in the open turret evoked such an association.

In the summer of 1941, the first captured T-34 (r) entered the 1st, 8th and 11th tank divisions. But in the TD they did not dare to use them in the first line - the gunners were guided primarily by the silhouette of the tank, and not by identification marks, which could lead to the shelling of the T-34 (r) by their own artillery or tanks.
In the future, in order to avoid such cases, large identification marks or a swastika were applied to the sides and the cover of the engine compartment of the hull, walls and roof of the tower. It was also common practice to use the T-34(r) in combat formations of infantry units, which eliminated the risk of shelling the tank with its own artillery.

In total, about 300 T-34/76s were used by the Wehrmacht and SS troops, both in combat and occupation units. It can be called: 1st tank regiment of the 1st tank division (on October 15, 1941 - 6 T-34), 2nd TD, 33rd TP 9th TD, 7th TP 10th TD, 11 th td, 21st tp 20th td, 23rd td.
Formed in May 1942, Pz.Abt.zBV.66, intended for the invasion of Malta, received the captured KV-1, KV-2 and T-34 in the 2nd company. After the disbandment of the battalion, the T-34s were transferred to the 1st Ski Jager Division (1 Ski Jager Division), which fought as part of Army Group Center.
Elite tank forces The Reich also did not disdain captured thirty-fours. Tank Regiment Great Germany (Grobdeutschland) used the T-34(r) until 1945.
After the battles for Kharkov in the spring of 1943 (Manstein's counteroffensive near Kharkov) the 2nd tank corps The SS captured about 50 T-34 mod. 41-42 years 25 tanks received the 2nd TD SS Reich (2 SS Panzer Division das Reich), 22 - the 3rd TD SS Totenkopf (3 SS Panzer Division Totenkopf).
During the summer of 1943, the T-34(r) was used primarily by tank destroyer units. In the 3rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, TD SS Reich (3 Panzer Jager Abteilung) - 25 tanks. According to the report, on July 4, the SS Reich TD had 18 serviceable T-34 (r) and 9 under repair, the SS Totenkopf TD had 22 vehicles.
During the period Kursk Bulge, in addition to the SS troops, in the 11th TP of the 6th TD there were 4 T-34 (r) on July 10, several tanks in the 128th tank destroyer battalion (128 Pz.Jg.Abt) of the 23rd TD. In total, according to the OKH report in July 1943, 22-a T-34 (r) was used in the Army Group Center, and 28 in the GRA South.
In the 23rd Panzer Division, captured thirty-fours were used until the end of the war, in Slovakia and East Prussia, in the summer of 1943 several T-34 (r) had Italian crews, in September 1943, 24 tanks as part of the Mechislav Kaminsky brigade were used on the territory of Belarus to fight with the partisans. At the end of 1943, the T-34/76 company became part of the ROA of General Vlasov.

A number of thirty-fours with significantly damaged undercarriage or transmission was installed on the platforms of armored trains as artillery mounts, for example on the trains Michael (Michael) and Blucher (Blucher). Some tanks with turrets removed were used as artillery tractors, carriers of ammunition and ammunition, or ARVs.
In the battles of 1944-45, the German army took a small number of T-34/85s. During fierce battles near Warsaw, the 5th SS Viking Division (5 SS Panzer Division Wiking) managed to capture several tanks and use them against the Red Army. 252nd infantry division during the fighting in East Prussia, she captured one T-34/85 and took it into service.
In the spring of 1945, the 5th Guards Tank Brigade (18th Army, Czechoslovakia) recaptured the T-34/85 from the Germans. At that time, the brigade was armed with medium tanks T-34/76 mod. 43 years old, light T-70s and captured Hungarian Toldi. "Double Trophy" became the first thirty-four with an 85-mm gun in the brigade.
Officially, as of December 1944, 39 T-34 (r) were used in combat units of the Wehrmacht, of which 29 were in the 1st Ski Chasseur Division (introduced the T-34 on skis), for January 1945 - 49 T-34(r) and T-34(r)/85.

From the end of 1941, captured T-34s were sent to a factory in Riga for repairs and modernization. Since 1943, factories in Marienfield (Marienfeld, Mercedes-Benz) and Görlitz (Görlitz, Vomag) have been connected to the maintenance of the T-34 (r). Factories installed on the T-34/76 commander's cupola with hinged hatch doors (with Pz.Kpfw.III) and German radio equipment.
After the re-capture of Kharkov in 1943, the Kharkov Tractor Plant came into the possession of the Panzer-Werkstaff SS repair unit and repaired captured thirty-fours and KVs until the Russians entered the city in August 1943.

In 1941, the T-34(r) was used in its original dark green livery and received only larger German markings. Later, the tanks were repainted in the standard dark gray color Panzer Gray, and from 1943 in dirty yellow Dunkel Gelb. Thirty-fours used to guard airfields were painted in the standard Luftwaffe Gray. In winter, white glue paint was applied to the T-34(r).