Steel breastplate, or Stalnoi Nagrudnik (Russian: Стальной нагрудник) is a type of body armor similar to a cuirass developed by the Red Army in World War II. The SSh-40 was most commonly seen in-service helmet used by the Soviet Union during World War II The SSh-39 would be the standard design for Soviet helmets for the next 29 years, with only minor changes occurring during that time.

The SSh-39 was of simple, more modern design, and was much easier to manufacture than the SSh-36. Shvartz, and began production in 1936 to 1941

By the end of the war, the Soviet Union produced 30.3 million rifles 1,476 million machine guns 516,648 artillery guns 347,900 mortars 119,769 tanks and self-propelled guns 265,600 army trucks 213,742 military aircraft 2 cruisers 25 destroyers 52 submarines. About 80-90% of losses during the entire war the German armed forces suffered on the Soviet (Eastern) front, whose contribution to the victory was decisive. The war in Europe ended on with the capitulation of Germany to the allied (including Soviet) forces. Germany with its allies attacked the USSR on 22 June 1941, and the country lost 26.6 million people during four years of the Great Patriotic war. The USSR (Soviet Union) used Poland as a buffer from Germany from 17 September 1939, when the Polish state and its government actually ceased to exist. Following political instability built-up in Europe from 1930, Nazi Germany, which aimed to dominate Europe, attacked Poland on 1 September 1939 marking the official start of World War II. World War II was the deadliest war in history which started in 1939 and ended in 1945. The following is a list of Soviet military equipment of World War II which includes firearms, artillery, vehicles, aircraft and warships. This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items.

Small military tank like machine