"We are not going to put 18 million men into uniforms or stop making cars to produce tanks," he said.

The German Empire produced very few tanks which only saw action late in the war.

The fate of the front and the country largely depended on how soon the factory could begin to produce tanks.

The truck plant was bought by the United States Army in 1942 to produce tanks.

It was different then because Hitler was producing tanks and rifles.

It then began producing military tractors, tanks and other heavy machinery for troops.

The Derg regime had plans to eventually produce tanks and armored vehicles at the complex.

They produced special reels and tanks to allow this to be processed.

Many worked on the assembly lines of factories, producing tanks, trucks and munitions.

These enterprises returned to Kharkiv after the war, and continue to produce tanks.