La bestia de la guerra / The Beast of War
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Foto presa amb una Zeiss-Ikon Contax II fabricada el 1936; objectiu KMZ Jupiter-12 f2.8/35mm fabricat el 1959; pel·licula Kodak Double-X (o Eastman 5222), revelada amb Bellini D96 sense diluir.
Si el T-34 és un dels simbols de l'exercit sovietic al llarg de la II Guerra Mundial, el IS-2 pot simbolitzar perfectament l'etapa final del conflicte, en especial quan esclafaren la Wehrmacht el 1945. Considerat el "caça-Tigers", no entraré en el debat de quin era millor tanc, ja que hi ha molts llocs on buscar aquesta informació. Només dir que a nivell visual és certament impressionant, gairebé més que el Königstiger i tot!
Tot i que suposo que a Polonia no queden gaires monuments "tanc sovietic dalt de pedestal" que tant abundaven, sobretot amb la actual i criminal guerra contra Ucraïna, aquest sembla en bon estat. Això es deu a que és un tanc sovietic... però d'un regiment polonès (el 5e Pesat, del 2on Exèrcit Polonès). Es troba al barri de Nowa Huta, ell mateix un simbol del regim comunista polonès, quan fou construit.
www.tracesofwar.com/sights/22016/IS-2-Tank-Cracow.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowa_Huta
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dXGjrqEZZ4
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Photo taken with a Zeiss-Ikon Contax II manufactured in 1936; KMZ Jupiter-12 f2.8/35mm lens made in 1959; Kodak Double-X (or Eastman 5222) film, developed with undiluted Bellini D96.
If the T-34 tank is one of the symbols of the Soviet army throughout World War II, the IS-2 can perfectly symbolize the final stage of the conflict, especially when they crushed the Wehrmacht in 1945. Considered the "Tiger hunter", I won't get into the debate of which tank was better, as there are plenty of places to look for that information. Just saying that visually it's certainly impressive and massive, even more than the King Tiger!
Although I guess there aren't many "soviet tank on pedestal" monuments left in Poland that were so abundant, especially with the current and criminal Russian war against Ukraine, this one looks in good condition. This is because it is a Soviet tank... but from a Polish regiment (the 5th Heavy, from the 2nd Polish Army). It is located in the Nowa Huta neighborhood, itself a symbol of the Polish communist regime, when it was built.
www.tracesofwar.com/sights/22016/IS-2-Tank-Cracow.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowa_Huta
La bestia de la guerra / The Beast of War
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Foto presa amb una Zeiss-Ikon Contax II fabricada el 1936; objectiu KMZ Jupiter-12 f2.8/35mm fabricat el 1959; pel·licula Kodak Double-X (o Eastman 5222), revelada amb Bellini D96 sense diluir.
Si el T-34 és un dels simbols de l'exercit sovietic al llarg de la II Guerra Mundial, el IS-2 pot simbolitzar perfectament l'etapa final del conflicte, en especial quan esclafaren la Wehrmacht el 1945. Considerat el "caça-Tigers", no entraré en el debat de quin era millor tanc, ja que hi ha molts llocs on buscar aquesta informació. Només dir que a nivell visual és certament impressionant, gairebé més que el Königstiger i tot!
Tot i que suposo que a Polonia no queden gaires monuments "tanc sovietic dalt de pedestal" que tant abundaven, sobretot amb la actual i criminal guerra contra Ucraïna, aquest sembla en bon estat. Això es deu a que és un tanc sovietic... però d'un regiment polonès (el 5e Pesat, del 2on Exèrcit Polonès). Es troba al barri de Nowa Huta, ell mateix un simbol del regim comunista polonès, quan fou construit.
www.tracesofwar.com/sights/22016/IS-2-Tank-Cracow.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowa_Huta
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dXGjrqEZZ4
=====================================
Photo taken with a Zeiss-Ikon Contax II manufactured in 1936; KMZ Jupiter-12 f2.8/35mm lens made in 1959; Kodak Double-X (or Eastman 5222) film, developed with undiluted Bellini D96.
If the T-34 tank is one of the symbols of the Soviet army throughout World War II, the IS-2 can perfectly symbolize the final stage of the conflict, especially when they crushed the Wehrmacht in 1945. Considered the "Tiger hunter", I won't get into the debate of which tank was better, as there are plenty of places to look for that information. Just saying that visually it's certainly impressive and massive, even more than the King Tiger!
Although I guess there aren't many "soviet tank on pedestal" monuments left in Poland that were so abundant, especially with the current and criminal Russian war against Ukraine, this one looks in good condition. This is because it is a Soviet tank... but from a Polish regiment (the 5th Heavy, from the 2nd Polish Army). It is located in the Nowa Huta neighborhood, itself a symbol of the Polish communist regime, when it was built.
www.tracesofwar.com/sights/22016/IS-2-Tank-Cracow.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowa_Huta