From the bottom of the Don raised the Soviet tank KV-1

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Wargaming continues to implement a large-scale project to restore the legendary machine

June 18, 2014 - Wargaming today announced the successful completion of the second phase of the campaign to raise and reconstruct the Soviet tank KV-1 - the car was lifted from the bottom of the Don River and transported to the shore.

The restoration of the legendary tank is taking place within the framework of the “We Remember Everything” program and is a joint initiative of Wargaming, the Armored Museum in Kubinka and the administration of the Upper Mamon District of the Voronezh Region.

“The restoration of the KV-1 is a significant project within the framework of“ We Remember Everything ”and one more step towards the creation in Kubinka of a unique collection of armored vehicles,” said the head of the publishing division of Wargaming, Andrey Yarantsev. “We are pleased that the project has caused such keen interest among fans of military equipment, locals and World of Tanks fans.”

Preparations for the rise of the HF-1 began at the end of the 2013 of the year, but due to the difficult bottom relief and adverse weather conditions of the event, it was decided to postpone until spring. Works on raising the car started on 29 in May and lasted more than a week.









The tank was lifted from the bottom by specialists of the National Emergency Rescue Agency with the assistance of local residents. The rescued car does not have a turret, the right track and the entire starboard, which still remain at the bottom of the river. After their recovery, the tank will be transported to the Ostrogozhsk military unit for restoration. The restored vehicle will be transferred to the Central Museum of Armored Weapons and Equipment of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in Kubinka.

“During the work on the HF-1, we received a lot of useful information about other surviving copies of armored vehicles, which will expand our future plans to restore military relics,” said Andrey Yarantsev. “The next step will be the creation of a site where everyone can tell about the military heritage sites that need protection and restoration.”

Learn more about raising the HF-1 from a special video report.



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About the program "Remember Everything"

“Remember Everything” is a global initiative organized by Wargaming at the end of 2013 and aimed at promoting militaryhistorical museums around the world in the conservation and restoration of legendary models of military equipment. The campaign is designed to revive interest in history, inspire young people to study the past of their country and preserve unique historical monuments for future generations.
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    1. +14
      18 June 2014 17: 27
      We remember and honor you VETERANS
      1. +12
        18 June 2014 17: 38
        Who does not remember history, has no future .... GOOD FELLOWS !!!!
        1. +16
          18 June 2014 17: 54
          Quote: SS68SS
          Who does not remember history, has no future .... GOOD FELLOWS !!!!

          and someone stubbornly wants to forget
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      3. +3
        18 June 2014 20: 24
        Eternal memory and low bow to the tank crew and all veterans.
    2. +14
      18 June 2014 17: 29
      I am glad that the guys from Wargaming are allocating funds for such feats! hi
    3. MSA
      MSA
      +7
      18 June 2014 17: 32
      And how much more such good lies at the bottom ...
    4. Antokha
      +8
      18 June 2014 17: 37
      Well done, you need to do a thing, return history to us. There would be more of such patriotic collectives
    5. +4
      18 June 2014 17: 39
      Eternal memory to you HEROES OF RUSSIA. Forgive us if something is wrong we did. soldier
    6. +9
      18 June 2014 17: 40
      It is interesting to see when it will be restored. good
      It should be a good exhibit.
      1. +4
        18 June 2014 17: 55
        You surprise me sometimes. smile +
    7. +3
      18 June 2014 17: 46
      Eternal memory to heroes !!!! Low bow to the organizers of the ascent !!!
    8. +6
      18 June 2014 17: 48
      The powerful machine was ...! It crushed and destroyed the fascist reptile ... (restore and to the southeast ..!)
      1. +6
        18 June 2014 19: 35
        Quote: MIKHAN
        The powerful machine was ...! It crushed and destroyed the fascist reptile ... (restore and to the southeast ..!)

        Vitaly, it already ached in my sternum, my grandfather (mechvod) fought on this in Stalingrad, and took Kenik. would be alive probably would burst into tears ... buried so many from the crew for the war, and he himself was wounded once ... in the heel! died of a heart attack in 1986 ... soldier
    9. Vreonosec
      +6
      18 June 2014 17: 56
      Oho what a mess! The guys have a lot of work, it’s good that they took up such a really serious and complex project! Respect and honor! Well done!
    10. bob
      bob
      +5
      18 June 2014 17: 57
      Respect, more and more good smart people in our nation.
    11. +3
      18 June 2014 17: 57
      More such initiatives. Good luck to Wargaming in their endeavors in reviving interest in the history of their country and patriotic education.
    12. +4
      18 June 2014 17: 59
      There is a connection between generations, they have something in common, grandchildren are writing for good reason: Thank you grandfather for the Victory!
    13. Stypor23
      +4
      18 June 2014 18: 01
      Cool. wink drinks good By the way, Siberian fighters are still found in Siberia.
    14. +5
      18 June 2014 18: 01
      But what for it was to blow up, the rivermen could even then pull out without problems and use as a monument, at least! I don’t understand the Soviet leadership of that time, valuable artifacts explode after Khrushchev’s remelting, for all that stand T34 / 85, which participated already at the end of the war, and T34 / 76 units, although our grandfathers had on them carried all the hardships of the war and were able to reverse its course In our favor. I’m silent about BT-5, 7.
      And the movie has to be shot using various implausible crafts, after which the film loses all its appeal, although the plot and idea were 5+. It's a shame!
      1. +4
        18 June 2014 18: 08
        and we have the 76th on a pedestal in Simferopol hi
      2. 52
        +3
        18 June 2014 19: 41
        "I am already silent about BT-5, 7."
        Come to Chita! There stands on the site of the museum both BT-7 (early series), and IS-2, IS-3, IS-4! (Yes, yes, it’s him, but what’s mine, did you think he’s only in Kubinka?), and many, many tasty things, for example, "Stalin's Sledgehammer", she is "Karelian Sculptor". The only thing I grieve is that when the mudorezhissovorukherov arrived in Our City, they took the "Betehu" from the pedestal for filming, there these creatures, born by the reaction of chemical pedrolysis, crushed the tank. Kina was called either "bl..do ... catch a fool", or "a stupid military man got tired of a woman and died" sad
    15. +10
      18 June 2014 18: 08
      we have the same 34ka at the bottom. about 8 years ago they wanted to raise ..... figured out who will bear the costs ... everything died out. at 43, during the liberation of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, 34ka fell through the ice with a crew and ammunition .... a German broke ice with special mortars. lies not deep 5-6 meters. so if anyone is interested write contact. if I raise it, I think that it will be possible to start it ... as they say, it is preliminarily slightly processed with a file.
      1. hoard
        +4
        18 June 2014 19: 51
        1st HF, raised on the Nevsky Piglet, was restored perfectly. When installing it, I drove off the platform under its own power.
      2. hoard
        0
        18 June 2014 19: 51
        1st HF, raised on the Nevsky Piglet, was restored perfectly. When installing it, I drove off the platform under its own power.
    16. Fuse
      +3
      18 June 2014 18: 16
      Immeasurable respect for restorers good
    17. +3
      18 June 2014 19: 07
      the condition is not so hot. in the swamp, the technique is preserved
    18. typhoon7
      +1
      18 June 2014 19: 23
      God help the guys in their noble work.
    19. +3
      18 June 2014 19: 30
      argaming is one of the world's largest publishers and developers in the free-to-play MMO market. The company was founded in 1998 and during this time managed to develop and release more than 15 projects. Wargaming is currently working on a military series of MMO games dedicated to tank, air and sea battles of the mid-XNUMXth century: World of Tanks, World of Warplanes and World of Warships. All three projects will become part of the single MMO universe Wargaming.net (www.wargaming.net), bringing together millions of players into a global community of wargamers.
      And what could not be written that the company is Belarusian
    20. hoard
      +1
      18 June 2014 19: 35
      Congratulations, colleagues! At one time, I was lucky to participate in the rise of the 1st KV-1 on the Nevsky Piglet. Good luck in the restoration!
    21. +1
      18 June 2014 20: 15
      Well done. Of course, the condition of the tank is aheaded, Work and work. I remember about three years ago (give or take) from Lake Beloe, that they took out a T-34 next to Reutov, so they filled up the battery there, put it on, put it on, and he drove into the trailer himself. "Very skillful" pens are now attached to it, and it will be as good as new.
    22. 0
      18 June 2014 20: 49
      Well done !!!!!!!!!!!!! God forbid to put him on the move.
      1. 0
        18 June 2014 20: 59
        It is necessary to take there the DNR guys with golden hands tanks of the Great Patriotic War are well resuscitated.
    23. 0
      19 June 2014 00: 06
      there is not only in the water is "CHI-HA"
    24. 0
      19 June 2014 00: 09
      in how it turned for this samurai
    25. 0
      19 June 2014 00: 27
      And someone can tell about the story of the discovery of the BT7 tank near Vyazma, there are various rumors, to the extent that this story is fiction.
    26. +1
      19 June 2014 00: 41
      And yet, according to our laws, all the equipment of the Second World War belongs to the Ministry of Defense, the guys drop their hands, find, spend their money and time, and you get it, the brave children will come and take it for themselves.
      By the way, there is a video report on how the tanks are "restored" in Kubinka on their website, the impression is not unambiguous, to take out the native dvigun and put it in there from the warehouse is somehow not very ...

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