Why didn't the Germans copy the T-34?
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Why not just copy the T-34 like German front-line officers suggested in 1941? This question shows up quite often. In this video we look at the various reasons on why the T-34 was not copied by the Germans and produced by them. »» GET OUR BOOK: Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 German/English - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Spielberger, Walter J.: Panzer 35 (t) / 38 (t). Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, Germany, 2013. Fleischer, Wolfgang: Deutsche Nahkampfmittel. Munition, Granaten und Kampfmittel bis 1945. Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, Germany, 2018. Spielberger, Walter J.; Doyle, Hilary L.: Panzer V Panther und seine Abarten. Motorbuch Verlag: Gerlingen, Germany, 2010. BArch, RH 8/106. BArch, RH 8/1661: Aktenverzeichnisse (Inhaltsverzeichnisse WaPrüf 6 St. VI und VIb) Töppel, Roman: Albtraum aus Stahl: T-34 gegen Panther, in: Militär & Geschichte 19 (2020), No. 4. GeraMond Verlag GmbH: München, 2020. Spielberger, Walter J.; Doyle, Hilary L.: Beute-Kfz und Panzer der Wehrmacht. Vollkettenfahrzeuge. Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, Germany, 2016. Jentz, Thomas L.; Regenberg, Werner: Panzer Tracts No.19-2. Beute-Panzerkampfwagen. British, American, Russian, and Italian Tanks. Captured from 1940 to 1945. Boyds, MD, 2008. Michaelis, Conrad: Rüstungsmanagement der Ministerien Todt und Speer. Das Beispiel Panzerentwicklung/Panzerkommission. Aschendorff Verlag: Münster, Germany, 2020. Jentz, Thomas L.: Panzertruppen 1 – The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany’s Tank Force – 1933-1942. Schiffer Military History: Atglen, USA, 1996. Hunnicutt, R. P.: SHERMAN: A History of the American Medium Tank. Echo Points & Media, Vermont, USA, 2015 (1978). Higham, Robin (ed.); Kagan, Frederick W. (ed.): The Military History of the Soviet Union. Palgrave: New York, 2002. Spielberger, Walter J.; Doyle, Hilary L.: Panzer I und II und ihre Abarten. Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, Germany, 2014. #CopyT34 #T34 #GermanT34
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