This is a Russian made T-34, captured by the Germans and fighting against the Russians as a part of the German Army. In yet another about face it fought against the Germans during the Prague Uprising in May 1945. Fascinating! I have been able to find reference to 3 T-34's in this incident, one of which was a 1941 model with the six sided turret that the Bandai model replicates. All I've done so far is clean up the road wheels and idler/drive sprockets. I have also cleaned up the main hull and hull top. The model has interior as well as engine and transmission detail, it looks like the turret and engine cover can be left as removable pieces as they fit rather well. The molding quality is top notch.
Below is the chevron of the Russian Liberation Army which is on the tank turret. POA is Cyrillic. Русская освободительная армия, Russkaya osvoboditel'naya armiya, abbreviated as РОА, ROA, also known as the Vlasov army (Власовская армия, after Andrey Vlasov, the leader. The POA was composed of Russian POW's, and other anti-communist, or at least anti-Stalin Russians, including White Russians, and was supported by the Germans.
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