 Ramba uchinyora ndima ino - T-26 tanks yakaramba ichishandiswa muhondo yose yeSoviet-German mberi kubva kuBarents Sea kusvika kuGungwa Dema Hondo yeCrimea muna 1942, asi mumatare akaderera zvishoma nezvishoma sezvo tangi rimwe nerimwe reT-26 rakaparadzwa kana kurasikirwa nematambudziko ehunyanzvi rakanga richitsiviwa neT-34. Mukati meHondo yechipiri yeKharkov, mamwe matangi zvikamu zve22nd Tank Corps yeSouthwestern Front yakanga yakashongedzerwa neT-26 semuenzaniso, 13th Tank Brigade yaive nematanhatu eT-26 matangi musi wa9 Chivabvu 1942. Musi wa13 May 1942, mauto eGermany akarwisa divi reSoviet 38th Army, ipapo pakurwisa. Chikwata chimwe nechimwe chematangi chakanga chiripo chaibata boka rehondo reGermany chaiva nematangi anenge 130 e3rd ne23rd Panzer Divisions. Magadhi matatu ehondo dzeSoviet akarasikirwa nezvombo zvawo zvose, asi akaita kuti muvengi arasikirwe zvikuru. 