TITLE:        Why Did the Soviets Sink Their Tanks? 🐙
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Soviet soldiers would intentionally sink their tanks in the river. You see, when

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FULL SCRIPT:
Soviet soldiers would intentionally sink their tanks in the river. You see, when they built crossings, Nazi bombers could easily spot them from above. So instead, they ran a pipe into the cabin, sealed all the gaps, and drove the tank straight along the riverbed while the bombers flew right past. However, those pipes would sometimes break, causing the entire crew to drown.

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TIMED:
[000.16] Soviet soldiers would intentionally sink
[002.00] their tanks in the river. You see, when
[003.76] they built crossings, Nazi bombers could
[005.84] easily spot them from above. So instead,
[007.76] they ran a pipe into the cabin, sealed
[009.76] all the gaps, and drove the tank
[011.44] straight along the riverbed while the
[012.88] bombers flew right past. However, those
[014.80] pipes would sometimes break, causing the
[016.56] entire crew to drown.
