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After her husband was killed, Maria Oktyabrskaya donated her life savings to build a T-34 tank and petitioned Stalin to allow her to drive it. #OTD in 1944 her tank was damaged in battle. Maria climbed out to repair it, but was fatally wounded herself. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII