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Our articles on Russian WW2 ZiS weaponry and vehicles. ZiS, short for Zavod imeni Stalina or Factory named after Stalin made guns, trucks and more. The Russian designation is “ЗИС”. They manufactured anti-tank guns, flatbed trucks and other equipment.

76 mm Divisional Gun M1942 (Zis3) - photo 2013

76 mm Divisional Gun M1942 (Zis-3) – Russian Field Gun

The 76 mm Divisional Gun M1942 (ZiS-3) was the most used Soviet field gun during World War II …

Posted March 11, 2023 (updated February 22, 2025) by Patrick

One of the two guns - Victory Park Kurgan

ZiS-3, 76 mm Divisional Gun M1942 – Russian Field Gun

The ZiS-3 is a 76 mm Divisional Gun, model 1942 or M1942. It was built by an Artillery …

Posted May 27, 2022 (updated February 22, 2025) by Patrick

Zis-5 with Anti-Aircraft Gun – Russian Truck

The ZiS-5 was a Soviet 3-ton military truck used extensively during World War II for troop and cargo …

Posted February 11, 2022 (updated February 23, 2025) by Patrick

SU-76M – Self-Propelled Gun -Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 76

The SU-76 - Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 76 - was a Soviet light self-propelled gun used during and after World …

Posted February 2, 2022 (updated February 22, 2025) by Patrick

Victory Park Chelyabinsk – Oblast Chelyabinsk, Russia

Victory Park Chelyabinsk, Russia, has a huge memorial and some vehicles. From the Second World War a Zis-5 …

Posted December 8, 2015 (updated February 19, 2025) by Patrick

Zis-5 truck at the UralAZ Factory in Miass - Russia

Zis-5 plant in the UralAZ factory in Miass, Ural Russia

Miass in Russia has the UralAZ factory, a truck plant with the same name as the mountain ridge. …

Posted December 8, 2015 (updated February 15, 2025) by Patrick