Tanker on the "foreign car". Soviet "Shermans" in battle

"During the war years, the allies in the anti-Hitler coalition delivered various combat and transport equipment to the Soviet Union on Lend-Lease. I am one of those to whom fate has destined to become a tanker -"in -man -made " - to fight for almost two years against the Germans, and then the Japanese on the English" Matildes" and the American tanks" Sherman "M4A2, which the crews affectionately called" Emcha "(for the first two first Signs of alphanumeric designation) "
Author of this book, Hero of the Soviet Union D.F. The vine of the 9th Guards Tank Corps passed thousands of kilometers along the roads of the war, participated in Korsun-Shevchenkovskaya, Yasso-Chisinau, Budapest, Vienna and Prague offensive operations. The four tanks on which he fought were burned, two were seriously damaged, but Dmitry Fedorovich remained alive and in August of the 45th, overcoming the sands of Gobi and Mount Hingan, also took part in the defeat of the Japanese army