About the book: 1988 / The book is dedicated to one of the little-known pages of the Great Patriotic War - the combat operations of the first regiment of minesweeper tanks in the Soviet Army. Walking at the forefront of the main attacks of the Soviet troops, minesweeper tanks ensured the advancement of tank units and formations through enemy minefields. As part of the special purpose of the 166th Kiev Red Banner, Order of Suvorov, the engineering tank regiment passed a glorious battle path from the banks of the Dnieper to Berlin. The author, a former chief of staff of this regiment, in his memoirs talks about the designer of the tank mine trawl P. M. Mugalev, about the courage and heroism of his fellow soldiers.