In this case the second number was for platoon.
Vehicles of the 1st Company had tactical markings beginning with "1" and from the 2nd Company with "2" and so on. In some units, organized markings system was used allowing to specify e.g. Tactical number consisted of two, three or four digits, combination of two numbers or combination of geometrical sign and numbers were used. For example a T-34/76 marked with "87" on the turret showed that the tank belonged to the 114th Tank Brigade. Geometric and numerical markings were used, and this system was a compromise between overall military secrecy and organized command system. Some vehicles were painted with two contrasting shades of green. Even more scarce were a three color scheme of green, dark earth and yellow or red. Rarely, in the summer a two color scheme was painted, green and dark earth or ground brown. Most often the vehicles turned out white-green. In the winter vehicles were painted with washable Type B paint, but sometimes even with water mixed with lime. Various types of paints & shades of green was used, everything from very light green to black green.
They were painted like this in June 1941, and reached Berlin in April of 1945 in the same way.
The most common pattern for T-34/76 tanks was painting the entire tank in dark green. Therefore it can be hard to tell that they used that pattern from that date until that date and so on, and it also differs a lot from the German camoflauge patterns. First of all: During the war, Red Army did not adapt standardized tactical marking system.
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