Four Tank-Men and a Dog

Czterej pancerni i pies was a Polish black and white television series based on the book by Janusz Przymanowski. Produced between 1966 and 1970, the series consists of 21 episodes, each 55 minutes long, divided into three seasons. It is set in 1944 and 1945 during World War II, and follows the adventures of a tank crew and their T-34 tank in the 1st Polish Army. Both the book and the TV series contain elements of pro-Soviet propaganda, and the series has achieved and retained a cult status in Poland, the Soviet Union, and other Eastern Bloc countries. The T-34 tank Rudy with the identifying number "102", a German Shepherd dog from Siberia named Szarik, and to a lesser extent the crew members Jan Kos, Gustaw Jeleń, Grigorij Saakaszwili, Tomasz Czereśniak, and their commander and mentor Olgierd Jarosz, as well as other characters in the series, have become icons in Polish popular culture.