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Around the end of June 1942 German forces of 300,000 troops with 3,000 artillery pieces and 300 tanks were advancing to cross the Don River and weren’t far from Stalingrad. Stalin knew he had to stop or slow the German advance so he sent 200,000 troops, 100 artillery pieces, 258 T34/76 and 40 KV-1 Heavy Tanks to Stalingrad. When the Germans stopped to resupply the Soviet 1st Tank Army launched a counter-attack and the 40 KV-1s were sent to smash their way into the enemy and do as much damage as possible. Eventually the Soviets were over powered but that wasn’t until late August 1942 when the Soviet 1st Tank Army was eliminated.