Cuban T-34-85

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The Soviet-built tank made the headlines in April 1961 during the defeat of Cuban counter-revolutionary forces at the Bay of Pigs.

Armed with ten Shermans and 20 M8 armored cars, the US-backed invasion forces knocked out one Cuban government T-34 as they briefly broke out of their beachhead.

Personally commanding the Cuban forces, Fidel Castro rode on the first of a column of T-34s which knocked out two Shermans during the counter-attack on the landing area.

The Cubans used T-34’s when they fought in Angola and there are rumors that they are still in use by Territorial Troop Militias – perhaps for training purposes.

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