In the summer of 1941, the very first collision with the T-34 caused a real shock among the German tankers and the Panzerwaffe command - the "thirty-fours" were so superior to the German equipment in armor, mobility and firepower that it seemed completely unthinkable to confront them in open battle, and the German crews were ordered to evade fights with the Soviet wunderwaffe ("miracle weapon"). In Germany, the issue of issuing an exact copy of the T-34 for the Wehrmacht was even seriously considered. Until now, most historians consider this car "the best tank of the Second World War." Continuously improving, the "thirty-four" was produced throughout the war, becoming the main tank of the Red Army - and the main symbol of the Great Victory.