Commanders!
We have already shown you some of the camouflages and decals that will become available as a part of the upcoming Glorious Victory event. However, as a part of the end of the Second World War in Europe celebrations, we also will have a gift for you to obtain and missions to complete – both with their own sets of WW2-themed camouflages and decals. Let’s take a look at them together.
First, there will be the Soviet Late Four-Tone camouflage, as seen on a SU-152 belonging to the 10th Guards Ural Tank Corps (reformed in 1945 to the 10th Guards Tank Division).
The unit was formed in April 1943 in the Ural Military District and was fitted with Ural-built T-34 tanks. Its first action was Operation Kutuzov, a Soviet counter-attack after the Battle of Kursk in July 1943. The unit would continue to fight at Bryansk, liberating parts of Ukraine (Kamenets-Podolsk, Lvov) and later Poland from Nazi occupiers. It then pushed on into Germany and fought at Berlin, ending the war with the Prague offensive.
We’ll also have the American Late Winter camouflage, as seen on an M36 Jackson belonging to the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion during the Battle of the Bulge in Ardennes, December 1944.
The 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion was formed as early as in December 1941 following the creation of an independent anti-tank force, but its first combat action only took place much later, during the Normandy landings. After D-Day, the unit steadily advanced through France into Belgium, where it found itself caught in the last major German offensive of the war.
Speaking of American Tank Destroyers – we’ll have the Tank Destroyer Branch symbol as a decal for you.
Further decals are tied to Soviet vehicles, such as the Dmitry Donskoy decal. The name Dmitry Donskoy (after a legendary Moscow prince and a saint, who defeated the Mongols in battle in late 14th century) belonged to a batch of 40 Soviet T-34 tanks built for the money collected and provided by the Orthodox Church.
The tanks were delivered in March 1944 and split between 38th Separate Tank Regiment (liberating Ukraine) and 516th Separate Flamethrower Tank Regiment (liberating Belarus). Despite taking heavy losses and most of the Dmitry Donskoy tanks destroyed during the war, a few made it to Berlin.
Two more decals are tied to each other – the tank name Chervonny and the tactical emblem of the unit it belonged to, the 4th Guards Tank Brigade.
The name Chervonny ("red") belonged to a T-34/85 tank of the 4th Guards Tank Brigade of the 2nd Guards Tank Corps. In the July of 1944, it was the first Soviet tank to fight its way into Minsk. It is credited with destroying 2 enemy tanks, 3 self-propelled guns and up to 100 soft vehicles. The 4th Guards Tank Brigade was formed in January 1942 and participated in multiple major Soviet operations, including the Battle of Kursk and the liberation of Minsk from Nazi occupiers. In the June of 1945, it was reformed into the 4th Guards Tank Regiment.
And last but not least, the final two decals are also tied together – the tank name Gvardiya and the tactical emblem of the unit it belonged to, the 63rd Tank Brigade.
The name Gvardiya ("guard") belonged to a T-34/76 tank of the 63rd Guards Tank Brigade of the 10th Guards Tank Corps. It was commanded by Lieutenant A.I.Dodonov. In the June of 1944, it was the first Soviet tank to fight its way into Lvov. The 63rd Guards Tank Brigade was formed in March 1943 in Chelyabinsk and participated in multiple major Soviet operations, including the liberation of Tarnopol, Lvov, over Poland to Dresden and, finally, towards Prague.
And that’s it, commanders. We hope that you’ll enjoy these new additions to Armored Warfare and, as always:
See you on the battlefield!
