Japan purchased a Tiger tank and blueprints from Germany during the Second World War. The plan was to disassemble the tank and send it to Japan by submarines, but #OTD in 1944 the tank was pressed into service by the Germans and never made it to Japan. #tanks #History #WWII #WW2 pic.x.com/flhavg4vp3

An American soldier captures two German POWs near an abandoned Pak 40 anti-tank gun in Lignières, France, on August 15, 1944. #History #WWII pic.x.com/o3tm95p8gt

🗓 September 1st marks 8️⃣5️⃣ years ago since the start of #WWII – the bloodiest conflict in the history of mankind. 🕯 It claimed many dozens of millions of peoples' lives, including over 27 million citizens of the Soviet Union. 🔗 t.me/MFARussia/21684 pic.x.com/wwtopebdyi

✍️ #OTD, on September 2, 1945 the Instrument of Surrender of militarist Japan was signed, marking the end of #WWII. ⚔️ It was the #USSR that defeated the Japanese military machine and made a decisive contribution to the ending of #WWII in the Far East. 🔗t.me/MFARussia/21703 pic.x.com/qvatuawdqe

⚓️ #OTD in 1941, the first #ArcticConvoy, codenamed Dervish, arrived at Archangelsk harbour. The Arctic convoys remain an example of the anti-Hitler coalition cooperation & teamwork during #WWII. 👉 t.me/MFARussia/21677 #WeWereAllies pic.x.com/equvqbqvqh