T-54/T-55 operators and variants
The T-54/T-55 tank series is the most widely used tank in the world and has seen service in over 50 countries. It has also served as the platform for a wide variety of specialty armoured vehicles.
T-54-3 at the Parola Tank Museum in Parola, Finland
T-54-1 in Verkhnyaya Pyshma war museum in Russia.
T-54-2 in Museum of National Military History in Russia.
Ex-Polish T-54A at the Panzermuseum Thun in Thun, Switzerland.
The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet main battle tanks introduced in the years following the Second World War. The first T-54 prototype was completed at Nizhny Tagil by the end of 1945. From the late 1950s, the T-54 eventually became the main tank for armoured units of the Soviet Army, armies of the Warsaw Pact countries, and many others. T-54s and T-55s have been involved in many of the world's armed conflicts since their introduction in the second half of the 20th century.
A T-55 tank on display at the Imperial War Museum
The original T-54-1. It has a turret reminiscent of the T-34-85s, with prominent, undercut shot traps. This example has the fender machine gun boxes replaced with fuel tanks.
The original T-55 lacked an antiaircraft machine gun mount.
A Somali National Army T-55.
