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Surviving IS-2 Tanks Last update : 23 January 2018 Listed here are the Iosif Stalin IS-2 tanks that still exist today. Pierre-Olivier Buan, August 2015 IS-2 m1943 w/ m1944 turret – Polish Army Museum, Warsaw (Poland) Rafał Białęcki, December 2008 IS-2 m1943 – Muzueum Uzbrojenia (Citadel museum), Poznań (Poland)

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Surviving IS-2 Tanks Last update : 23 January 2018

Listed here are the Iosif Stalin IS-2 tanks that still exist today.

Pierre-Olivier Buan, August 2015

IS-2 m1943 w/ m1944 turret – Polish Army Museum, Warsaw (Poland)

Rafał Białęcki, December 2008

IS-2 m1943 – Muzueum Uzbrojenia (Citadel museum), Poznań (Poland)

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Photos copyrighted by "Muzeum Oreza Polskiego" in Kolobrzeg, December 2006 - http://www.com-central.net/

IS-2 m1943 – Muzeum Oręża Polskiego w Kołobrzegu, Kołobrzeg (Poland)

“Lesiu” - http://picasaweb.google.com/lesiu.w/PowrTCzoGuIS2/photo#5102895905182365554

IS-2 m1943 w/ m1944 turret – Monument in Nowa Huta, Krakow (Poland)

Monument in Nowa Huta district, in front of the Muzeum Czynu Zbrojnego. Given back on 1 September 2007 after restoration. This particular tank went through all the front during WW2 and fought in Berlin. On 26 January 1969 it was given to Nowa

Huta combatants. It put out of combat 4 armored cars, 3 guns and 3 tanks, including 2 Panthers (Łukasz Sambor)

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http://www.vhu.cz/velka-hvezda-tankoveho-dne-zrestaurovany-tezky-tank-is-122/

IS-2 m1943 – Army Technical Museum, Lesany (Czech Republic) – running condition

The IS-2 in Lešany was being renovated to running condition in a military ship repair company in Štemberk. It stood as a monument in city Kroměříž until 1992, and was then transferred to Lesany (Patrik Cristo)

Patrik Krista, August 2016

IS-2 m1943 – Army Technical Museum, Lesany (Czech Republic)

Turret number 32. Serial Number 240-40223, built in February, 1944 and transferred to 71 Guards Tank Regiment (3 Guards Tank Army) on 10 March 1944. It was used in Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive in July, 1944 (Yuri Pasholok)

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Anne Schoolcraft, March 2007 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/guruchick/419157320/

IS-2 m1943? – Orvidas Farmstead museum, Salantai (Lithuania)

“Skitmeister”, May 2017 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/skitmeister/37525926696/in/album-72157689233166726/

IS-2M m1943 – Great Patriotic War museum, Minsk (Belarus)

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http://www.nesvizh-news.by/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%802.jpg

IS-2 m1943 – “Minsk fortified area”, Stańkava, Minsk Voblast (Belarus)

Alexandr Kuzyak, March 2007 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_CategorID=12&s_OID=1267

IS-2M m1943 w/ m1944 turret – Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev (Ukraine)

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“BBB”, August 2006 - http://forum.blockhaus.ru/index.php?showtopic=5692

IS-2M m1943 – Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, Cherkasy Oblast (Ukraine)

“artemka”, June 2008 - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=645203

IS-2M m1943 w/ m1944 turret – Izium, Kharkiv Oblast (Ukraine)

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“villkin”, August 2009 - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/25864815

IS-2M m1943 w/ m1944 turret – Dmytrivka, Donetsk Oblast (Ukraine)

June 2016 - http://agtf.ru/archives/4557

IS-2M m1943 w/ m1944 turret – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia) – running condition

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Dimitri Ponomarev, January 2007 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_CategorID=12&s_OID=951

IS-2M m1943 – Murmansk-Pecenga, Murmansk Oblast (Russia)

Sergey Netrebenko, November 2006 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_CategorID=12&s_OID=887

IS-2 m1943 – St.-Petersburg (Russia)

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http://foto.radikal.ru/f.aspx?c06106b83ea5bed1fjpg

IS-2 m1943 – Sapun Gora, Sevastopol, Crimean Peninsula (Russia)

Unknown source, photo provided by Patrik Krista

IS-2M m1943 w/ m1944 turret

Panoramic Museum "Stalingrad Battle", Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast (Russia)

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Svetlana Mishatkina, May 2015 - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.827482270674025&type=3

IS-2 m1943 w/ m1944 turret – Stanitsa Golubinskaya, Volgograd Oblast (Russia)

“One-and-a-half-Sibirski-Punk”, May 2009 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/33284367@N05/3551243175/

IS-2M m1943 – Poltavka or Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai (Russia)

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http://www.skr.su/news/244487

First IS-2 m1943 – Sakhalin Island, Sakhalin Oblast (Russia)

Formerly half-buried as a defensive position, has been salvaged in 2014 and is now displayed in an unknown location in Sakhalin

http://www.skr.su/news/244487

Second IS-2 m1943 – Sakhalin Island, Sakhalin Oblast (Russia)

Half-buried as a defensive position

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https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.560553034095003&type=1

IS-2 m1943 – Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast (Russia)

”TMA_O”, October 2009 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/39568612@N08/3976769241/in/set-72157622507434214/

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”TMA_O”, October 2009 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/39568612@N08/3977536860/in/set-72157622507434214/

Two IS-2 m1943 tanks – The Tank Museum, Beijing (China)

The tank “105” carries an M1943 turret and the tank “608” has an m1944 turret

Unknown source, photo provided by Pinwen Chen

IS-2 m1943 w/ m1944 turret – Unknown Chinese Military Base (China)

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Travis Roland, June 2017 - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1380351132013174&set=pcb.479892042359403

IS-2 m1943 – The Collings Foundation, Stow, MA (USA)

This tank was obtained in a trade with the Dresden Museum in the 1990s (Overloon Museum via Walter Schwabe), and was displayed for years in the park in Overloon museum. S/N IS-12240334, from 50 GvTTP (Guards Independent Heavy Tank Regiment) (Yuri

Pasholok)

Massimo Foti, October 2014 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/massimofoti/32076135116/

IS-2M m1944 – Imperial War Museum, Duxford (UK)

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“ Гремлин ”,, March 2010 - http://www.sanitars.ru/index.php?showtopic=28795

IS-2M m1944 – Deutsch-Russisches Museum Berlin-Karlshorst (Germany)

“eibauer”, Oct 2004 - http://www.modellbauforen.de/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?s=eb549d33129087e9bf7304574af704b1;act=ST;f=4;t=1033

IS-2 m1944 – Militärhistorischen Museum der Bundeswehr, Dresden (Germany)

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Rafał Białęcki, September 2008

IS-2 m1944 – Polish Army Museum, Fort IX Czerniakowski, Warsaw (Poland)

Pierre-Olivier Buan, August 2015

IS-2 m1944 – Armoured Weapons Museum,

Land Forces Training Centre, Poznań (Poland) – running condition

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Tomek Spólnicki - http://picasaweb.google.com/polar123tank/IS2MRDebica#

IS-2 m1944 – Muzeum Regionalne w Dębicy (Regional Museum in Debica, Poland)

This tank came to Dębica in 1968, from the training ground in Sanok, thanks to the efforts of Józef Ciepiela and Józef Dziedzic. It was a gift of the Minister of National Defence to the citizens of Debica to celebrate the 25th anniversary's of the Battle of Lenino and the creation of Polish People's Army. The tank stood in the city garden but in June 2005 it has been moved into the Regional Museum

(source : http://militarnepodroze.net/is2.html)

Pyrzyce City Hall, August 2006 - http://polar123.fm.interia.pl/czolgip.html

IS-2 m1944 – Monument in Pyrzyce (Poland)

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Rafal Roszak, October 2005 - http://polar123.fm.interia.pl/czolgip.html

IS-2 m1944 – Monument in Siekierki (Poland)

Łukasz Tomaszewski, March 2006 - http://polar123.fm.interia.pl/czolgip.html

IS-2 m1944 – Monument in Lębork (Poland)

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“PojazdyPancerne2”, January 2009 - http://picasaweb.google.pl/czolgi123/IS2_JW_Lebork#

IS-2 m1944 – Military base, Lębork (Poland)

Lubos Dobda, July 2004 - http://www.tanxheaven.com/ludob/is2ld/is2ld.htm

IS-2 m1944 – Army Technical Museum, Lesany (Czech Republic)

It stood as a monument in Prague from July, 1945, the monumetn was set up by the Red Army. In April 1991, some artists and opponents to the Soviet government repainted the tank in pink. In June 1991, the tank was removed from the monument and was

transferred to Kbely, before being given to the museum in Lesany (Patrik Cristo and Wikiepdia article)

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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204703770582655&set=pcb.524854570995716&type=3&theater

IS-2 m1944 – Muzeum Obrněné Techniky, Smržovka (Czech Republic)

This IS-2 was stored outside in Army Technical Museum storage, Lesany and has a fake gun. It stood as a monument in city Trutnov before being transferred to the museum (Patrik Krista)

http://foto.radikal.ru/f.aspx?e060924ef83cb9d95jpg

IS-2M m1944 – Svente Manor and the Museum of Military Vehicles (Latvia)

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http://foto.radikal.ru/f.aspx?e0609034720f8c71cjpg

IS-2 m1944 – Svente Manor and the Museum of Military Vehicles (Latvia)

This tank was found in a bog in the Kurland Battle area in Latvia, in 1999. More info here : http://www.geocities.com/military_archeology/tanks.htm

“olegsan”, February 2007 - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/910050

IS-2M m1944 – Kurzeme Fortress Museum, Zante (Latvia)

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Sergueï Yevets, 2006 - http://scalemodels.ru/modules/photo/viewcat_cid_358.html

IS-2M m1944 – Hrodna, Hrodna Voblast (Belarus)

Ton Bezemer, August 2005

IS-2M m1944 – Glory Hill Memorial, near Minsk , Minsk Voblast (Belarus)

The gun is not original (Alex Pankov)

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"Sergueï", August 2006 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_CategorID=12&s_OID=498

IS-2 m1944 – Borisov, Minsk Voblast (Belarus)

Dimitri Kostyuk, May 2007 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_CategorID=12&s_OID=1553

IS-2M m1944 – Gorodok, Vitebsk Voblast (Belarus)

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"Valerie", March 2007 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_CategorID=12&s_OID=1263

IS-2M m1944 – Bunichevo park, Mogilev, Mahilyow Voblast (Belarus)

The mantlet and muzzle brake are not original (Alex Pankov)

Alexeï Trufanov, August 2007 - http://picasaweb.google.com/Aleksey.Trufanov/lFpMgB

IS-2 m1944 – Academy of the armed forces of the Ukraine, Kiev (Ukraine)

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Varga Attila - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Iosef_Stalin_tank

IS-2M m1944 – Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev (Ukraine)

Alexandr Kuzyak, March 2007 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_CategorID=12&s_OID=1267

Some IS-2M m1944 tanks – Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev (Ukraine)

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Alexandr Kuzyak, March 2007 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_CategorID=12&s_OID=1267

IS-2M m1944 – Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev (Ukraine)

http://reibert.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=207684&d=1245139804

IS-2M m1944 – Lokachi, Volyn Oblast (Ukraine)

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http://red-forum.org.ua/attachment.php?attachmentid=2937&d=1253133687

IS-2 m1944 – Kamin-Kashyrskyi, Volyn Oblast (Ukraine)

Oleksin Chernitchki,December 2008 - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17135450

IS-2M m1944 – Rivne, Rivne Oblast (Ukraine)

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Dubno City Council - http://www.dubno-adm.rv.ua/index_en.php3?action=menu0015

IS-2M m1944 – Dubno, Rivne Oblast (Ukraine)

“necovi4”, November 2009 - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/28790515

IS-2M m1944 – Zanki, Zhytomyr Oblast (Ukraine)

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Alexandre Kuziak, April 2009 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_OID=4259

IS-2M m1944 – Murovanye Kurilovtsy, Vinnitsa Oblast (Ukraine)

“necovi4”, December 2009 - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/30156888

IS-2M m1944 – Dovzhok, Vinnitsa Oblast (Ukraine)

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“maxiwell83”, August 2017 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/151442294@N05/24109408838/in/album-72157688427331954/

IS-2M m1944 – Pohrebychtche, Vinnitsa Oblast (Ukraine)

“necovi4”, November 2009 - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/28928289

IS-2M m1944 – Stavysche, Kiev Oblast (Ukraine)

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http://reibert.info/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=230556&d=1249064124

IS-2M m1944 – Vovchik Lubenskiy, Poltava Oblast (Ukraine)

“RANGER”, July 2009 - http://forum.violity.kiev.ua/viewtopic.php?t=26241&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=320

IS-2M m1944 – Hrebinka, Poltava Oblast (Ukraine)

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Valentina Ernst, May 2008 - http://foto.mail.ru/mail/val.ernst/58/66.html

IS-2M m1944 – Nikopol, Dnipropetrvsk Oblast (Ukraine)

Jim Goetz, August 2015

IS-2M m1944 – Victory Park at Poklonnaya Gora, Moscow (Russia)

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Jim Goetz, August 2015

IS-2M m1944 – Central Armed Forces Museum, Moscow (Russia)

Pavel Blinov, 2007 - http://tanksinmoscow.ru/Ser-Bor/IS-2M_02.htm

IS-2M m1944 – Tamanskaya street, Moscow (Russia)

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“Saïga20K”, September 2006 - http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:IS-2_Cubinka_1.jpg

IS-2M m1944 – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia)

Alexandr Mosin - http://www.thetankmaster.com/ENGLISH/AFV/is2.asp

IS-2 m1944 – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia)

Current location unknown

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Jim Goetz, August 2015

IS-2M m1944 – Military Historical Museum, Lenino-Snegiri (Russia)

Bavelso Habeji, May 2016 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/habeji/27632183001/in/album-72157667151732274/

IS-2M m1944 – Mosfilm Military and Technical Cinema Depot (Russia) – running c.

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“PRUSS” - http://www.livinghistory.ru//index.php?showtopic=4855&st=140

IS-2M m1944 – Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia)

Anton Potapov - http://dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?np=1&p=2035&vmode=T#blockpre

IS-2M m1944 – Memorial in Litsa, Murmansk Oblast (Russia)

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http://legion-afv.narod.ru/IS-2_Nevel.html

IS-2M m1944 – Nevel, Pskov Oblast (Russia)

Vitalliu Krupoderov, April 2007 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_CategorID=12&s_OID=1432

IS-2M m1944? – Dubrovka, Leningrad Oblast (Russia)

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Sergueï Netrebenko, September 2006 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_CategorID=12&s_OID=628

IS-2M m1944 – Voyskovitsy, Leningrad Oblast (Russia)

“knl_83”, September 2008 - http://photofile.name/users/knl_83/115219016/121739362/#mainImageLink

IS-2M m1944 – Museum of the Second World War, Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast (Russia)

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"комТМГ", May 2009 - http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/valet9/album/67692/?p=1

"комТМГ", May 2009 - http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/valet9/album/67692/?p=1

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"комТМГ", May 2009 - http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/valet9/album/67692/?p=1

Five IS-2M m1944 – Museum of Military Air Forces of the Northern Fleet, Safonovo

Murmansk Oblast (Russia) It appears that 2 of the tanks have the regular IS-2 turret, the 3 others have KV-1 or KV-2 mock-up turrets

Alexeï Savin, January 2008 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&photoPage=2&s_OID=2496

IS-2M m1944? – Pogar, Bryansk Oblast (Russia)

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http://foto.radikal.ru/f.aspx?l0612aaf215040185jpg

IS-2M m1944 – Navlya, Bryansk Oblast (Russia)

Sergueï Vasin - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_OID=2497

IS-2M m1944 – Trubchevsky, Bryansk Oblast (Russia)

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“blackphoto2009”, May 2008 - http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/blackphoto2009/view/134816?page=1

IS-2M m1944 – Starodub, Bryansk Oblast (Russia)

Mikhail Youprinine, September 2006 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_CategorID=12&photoPage=1&s_OID=603

IS-2M m1944? – Yukhnov, Kaluga Oblast (Russia)

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"UHU", April 2007 - http://vif2ne.ru/smf/forum/0/archive/189/189213.htm

IS-2 m1944 – Hotkovo, Kaluga Oblast (Russia)

http://www.firstep.ru/flyplaces/vjagi/vjagi.htm

IS-2M m1944 – Jamsky, Oryol Oblast (Russia)

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Igor Kasimirchik - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&photoPage=1&s_OID=190

IS-2M m1944 – Shchyokino, Tula Oblast (Russia)

Pavel Blinov, 2007 - http://foto.radikal.ru/f.aspx?i=d54cd16533674a8c9c9ded4deed9681e

IS-2M m1944 – Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast (Russia)

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Vitaly Kuzmin, February 2009 - http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/156

IS-2 m1944 – Vadim Zadorozhny Museum, Arhangelskoe, Moscow Oblast (Russia) This was an IS-2M before the restoration. Picture of the tank before restoration : http://www.automuseum.ru/museum/is2.php

"Тов.Петрэску" - http://panzermehaniker.borda.ru/?1-6-0-00000010-000-20-0-1321801895

IS-2M m1944 – State Military Technical Museum, Ivanovskoje, Moscow Oblast (Russia)

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Lystseva Marina - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/36187985

IS-2M m1944 – Kalininets, Moscow Oblast (Russia)

Cyril Kuznetsov

IS-2M m1944 – Museum of Strategic Missile Forces, Vlasikha, Moscow Oblast (Russia)

Serial Number 240 41 252, built at Ural Heavy Machine Building Plant

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"yur6363" - http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/yur6363/view/64973?page=0

IS-2M m1944 – Goloven'ki, Naro-Fominsky District, Moscow Oblast (Russia)

Sergeï Kargapoltsev, April 2008 - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_OID=2924

IS-2M m1944 – Kovrov, Vladimir Oblast (Russia)

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“Bestalex”, August 2007 - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:IS-2_tank_Monument_at_WWII_Memorial_in_Shatki.JPG

IS-2M m1944 – Shatki, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russia)

http://radikal.ru/F/s46.radikal.ru/i111/1011/6f/be644bf08518.jpg.html

IS-2M m1944 – Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russia)

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http://radikal.ru/F/s004.radikal.ru/i205/1011/65/028557bc4847.jpg.html

IS-2M m1944 – Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russia)

“vitt5” - http://forum.violity.kiev.ua/viewtopic.php?t=26241&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=620

IS-2M m1944 – Mylino, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russia)

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http://radikal.ru/F/s61.radikal.ru/i173/1011/e5/740790b438fc.jpg.html

IS-2 m1944 – Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan (Russia)

http://radikal.ru/F/s005.radikal.ru/i212/1011/c4/1aec2c467833.jpg.html

IS-2M m1944? – Near Ponyri, Kursk Oblast (Russia)

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“музей-диорама“, August 2006 - http://picasaweb.google.ru/diorama07/NTrtDK#5119313495184572370

IS-2M m1944 – Belgorod State Historical and Art Museum-Diorama ‘Kursk Battle’

Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast (Russia)

“za_donsky”, October 2010 - http://za-donsky.livejournal.com/16045.html?thread=91309

IS-2M m1944 – Memorial to the Battle of Kursk, Prokhorovka, Belgorod Oblast (Russia)

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http://radikal.ru/F/s007.radikal.ru/i301/1011/65/58c2e93ba85e.jpg.html

IS-2M m1944? – Veidelevka, Belgorod Oblast (Russia)

Pavel Blinov, 2006 - http://foto.radikal.ru/f.aspx?g06112657c3b71d2djpg

IS-2 m1944 – Museum-diorama "Defense of Voronezh", Voronezh

Voronezh Oblast (Russia)

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http://radikal.ru/F/i053.radikal.ru/1011/35/9f3f43c66378.jpg.html

IS-2M m1944 – Podgornoe, Voronezh Oblast (Russia)

http://legion-afv.narod.ru/IS-2_Petrovskoe.html

IS-2M m1944 – Petrovskoe, Tambov Oblast (Russia)

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http://radikal.ru/F/s008.radikal.ru/i306/1011/aa/89b0dc81b856.jpg.html

IS-2M m1944 – Cherkessk, Karachay-Cherkess Republic (Russia)

Nikolaï Skripnik - http://pomnite-nas.ru/mshow.php?GalleryID=1&s_OID=2554

IS-2M m1944 – Gor'kaya Balka, Stavropol Krai (Russia)

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http://radikal.ru/F/s015.radikal.ru/i330/1011/9e/22e1d65bdcf0.jpg.html

IS-2M m1944? – Kursavka, Stavropol Krai (Russia)

“frocush”, October 2010 - http://frocush.livejournal.com/43801.html

IS-2M m1944 – Sokolova Hill, Saratov, Saratov Oblast (Russia)

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“ya-aidar2011”, Octoberv 2010 - http://fotki.yandex.ru/search/%D0%98%D0%A1-2/users/ya-aydar2011/view/247713?page=15

IS-2M m1944 – Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast (Russia)

“langeo”, June 2008 - http://photofile.name/users/langeo/2755926/118293719/

IS-2M m1944 – Zavetnoye, Rostov Oblast (Russia)

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http://radikal.ru/F/i033.radikal.ru/1011/bf/f1e9645da895.jpg.html

IS-2M m1944 – Osa, Perm Krai (Russia)

http://karopka.ru/community/user/15366/?MODEL=327920

IS-2M m1944 – Museum of military equipment "Battle Glory of the Urals", Verkhnyaya

Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Oblast (Russia) Restoration process : http://www.sporf.ru/Наши_Работы/Реставрация

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Vitaly Kuzmin, June 2009 - http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/206

IS-2M m1944 – Omsk Battle Glory Museum, Omsk, Omsk Oblast (Russia)

"vit" - http://panzermehaniker.borda.ru/?1-6-0-00000010-000-20-0-1321801895

IS-2M m1944 – near Bor, Republic of Buryatia (Russia)

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“vololo”, April 2010 - http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/vololo/view/198120?page=0

IS-2M m1944 – Exhibition in park ODORA SibVo, Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai (Russia)

“remont1969”, January 2008 - http://picasaweb.google.com/ushko.sergey/Chita/photo#5156695213166658962

IS-2 m1944 – near Zabajkalska, Zabaykalsky Krai (Russia)

This tank was dug in the earth, near the Chinese border

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http://foto.radikal.ru/f.aspx?f0609776adb9054c8jpg

IS-2M m1944 – Pogranichnyj, Primorsky Krai (Russia)

”Petrovka”, February 2008 - http://foto.mail.ru/bk/liza_petrova/42/46.html

IS-2M m1944 – Pokrovka, Primorsky Krai (Russia)

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http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/vatryk/view/297022?page=0

IS-2M m1944 – Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai (Russia)

http://www.shintop.ru/phototrophy/user_photo.php?action=show&id=8467#content

IS-2M m1944 – “Fortress of Vladivostok” defence line, Barabash area

Primorski Krai (Russia)

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V. Ivanova - http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/vatryk/view/366450/?page=0

IS-2 m1943 or m1944 – “Fortress of Vladivostok” defence line near Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai (Russia)

Vadim Levin, June 1998 - http://earth.geology.yale.edu/~jjpark/vl9/html/index.html

IS-2M m1944 – east-facing shore of Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia)

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http://www.skr.su/?div=gubved&id=19611

IS-2 m1944 – Malokurilskoye, Shikotan Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast (Russia)

This tank was removed from a military area and has been placed there on May 9th, 2005 (http://www.skr.su/)

http://community.livejournal.com/ru_travel/11837938.html

First IS-2 m1944 – Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast (Russia)

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"Итуруп", March 2010 - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/33529805

Second IS-2 m1944 – Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast (Russia)

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.560553034095003&type=1

Third IS-2 m1944 – Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast (Russia)

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https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.560553034095003&type=1

Fourth IS-2 m1944 – Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast (Russia)

Unknown source, photo provided by Boris Vishnevskiy

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http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/vatryk/view/340454/?page=9

At least 5 IS-2 tanks – Artillery polygon of Russian Navy, Shumshu Island

Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast (Russia)

http://foto.radikal.ru/f.aspx?i=c240315f48204246907288f8b0c0c01e

IS-2M – Tank School, Chirchik (Uzbekistan)

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http://radikal.ru/F/s001.radikal.ru/i193/1011/92/dd01192173dc.jpg.html

IS-2M – Dushanbe (Tajikistan)

http://www.ww2f.com/weapons-wwii/26078-post-war-use-allied-vehicles-tanks-5.html

IS-2 m1944 – used as a pillbox, somewhere in China

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Aleksander Ostasz, Magazyn Nurkowanie

IS-2 ARV – located on a military training area in Województwo Pomorskie (Poland) It was found on one of the military training areas in Województwo Pomorskie (Pomerania Province) by people from Magazyn

Nurkowanie. It is awaiting the transfer to the Land Forces Museum, Bydgoszcz (Poland) (photo and info. provided by Maciej Boruń)

Yura Penkerton, October 2009 - http://picasaweb.google.com/penkerton/MosfilmMilitaryMusem#5392095999414717778

IS-2M m1944 hull with KV-2 turret mock-up

Mosfilm Military and Technical Cinema Depot (Russia) – running condition

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Holger Klose - http://www.detektorweb.cz/index.4me?s=show&lang=1&i=12726&mm=2&xb=2&vd=1

IS-2M m1944 – Apparently sunk in the near of Cuba

http://modelforum.cz/download/file.php?id=673620

IS-2 based bulldozer – Army Technical Museum, Lesany (Czech Republic)

The museum in Lesany purchased this vehicle to get the engine, gearbox and some other spare parts, in order to restore another vehicle. This IS-2 was first transformed into a SS-1b Scud A carrier, and then into a bulldozer (“patrik”).

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http://www.garnison-online.de/main.php?g2_itemId=3448&g2_page=2

IS-2 m1943 wreck – Garnisongeschichte Jüterbog, Sankt Barbara (Germany)

This tank has been recovered from the military training field of Kuhlmorgen, Germany (Hartziel website)

“SHUN PEEP” - http://picasaweb.google.com/palecat/ksTqNF

IS-2 wreck – Garnisongeschichte Jüterbog, Sankt Barbara (Germany)

This tank has been recovered from the military training field of Lehnitz, Germany (Hartziel website)

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http://www.garnison-online.de/main.php?g2_itemId=3448&g2_page=2

IS-2 wrecks – Garnisongeschichte Jüterbog, Sankt Barbara (Germany)

This tank has been recovered from an unknown military training field in Germany

Pierre-Olivier Buan, August 2015

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Pierre-Olivier Buan, August 2015

IS-2 M1944 restoration project – Panzerfarm, Kęszycki Brothers Collection (Poland)

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.560553034095003&type=1

First IS-2 m1944 hull – Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast (Russia)

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https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.560553034095003&type=1

Second IS-2 m1944 hull – Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast (Russia)

http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/Narthex/Military%20Museum%20of%20Southern%20New%20UK/Soviet%20Equipment/

IS-2 D-25T gun w/ m1944 mantlet – Military Museum of Southern New UK

Danbury, CT (USA)

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Roger Davis, August 2011 - http://cdsg.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=463

IS-2 m1944 turret – Lubuskie Military Museum, Drzonów (Poland)

There is no mantlet on this turret

”Voki89”, November 2009 - http://reibert.info/forum/showthread.php?t=44207&page=39

IS-2 m1944 turret – Stadionnaya street, Kiev (Ukraine)

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“necovi4” - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/37600390

IS-2 turret – Pivnichna street, Kiev (Ukraine)

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wachmistrz, http://www.odkrywca-online.pl/pokaz_watek.php?id=67736

IS-2 turrets – Current location unknown (Poland)

These 2 IS-2 turrets were displayed at Westerplatte, Gdansk (Poland) until October 2007 and were removed. Their current location is unknown

http://www.geocities.com/pmj6/is2.JPG

IS-2M m1944 – Unknown location

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“Mamatov”, 2006 - http://photofile.ru/users/mamontnn/2517948/

IS-2M m1944 – Unknown location

I’m looking for photos of those tanks :

IS-2 – Museum of the National Military History, Padikovo, Moscow Oblast (Russia)

any IS-2 tank that I forgot….

This document is a compilation of photos published on the web. I would like to thank especially Rafał Białęcki, who deserved a great part of the job on this document, and also the people who took these photos and put them on their websites, or sent them to me, and those who helped me doing these lists (particularly people of the AFV News Discussion Board). For any question, you can email me at [email protected]

Main page : http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers.html