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Tank Commander is a video game developed by Big Red Software and published by Domark for DOS. Gameplay. Tank Commander is a game that features the capability to ...
Michael Wittmann (22 April 1914 – 8 August 1944) was a German Waffen-SS tank commander during the Second World War.He is known for his ambush of elements of the British 7th Armoured Division during the Battle of Villers-Bocage on 13 June 1944.
A tank commander is the commander of the armored vehicle called a tank. Tank commander may also refer to: Tank Commander, a 1995 game for DOS; Iron Warriors: T-72 Tank Commander, a 2004 video game for Windows; Gary: Tank Commander, a Scottish television sitcom
Zvi Greengold (Hebrew: צבי "צביקה" גרינגולד; born 10 February 1952) is a former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer who fought during the 1973 Yom Kippur War as a tank commander. He is one of only eight people who fought in the war to be awarded the Medal of Valor, the nation's highest medal for heroism.
Lafayette Green Pool (July 23, 1919 – May 30, 1991) was an American tank-crew and tank-platoon commander in World War II and is widely recognized as the US tank ace of aces, [2] [page needed] credited with 12 confirmed tank kills and 258 total armored vehicle and self-propelled gun kills, over 1,000 German soldiers killed and 250 more taken as prisoners of war, [3] accomplished in only 81 ...
The commander, gunner and loader were situated in the turret. To the left side of the turret was a large searchlight with infrared capability in an armoured housing. [19] The original design of the Chieftain tank called for a petrol "V8 Rolls Royce engine". [17]
First World War tanks carried the crew needed to man the multiple guns and machine guns, and up to four crewmen to drive the tank: the commander drove the tank and manned the brakes, steering via orders to his gears-men; a co-driver operated the gearbox and throttle; and two gears-men, one for each track, steered by setting their side to idle ...
Joachim Peiper (30 January 1915 – 14 July 1976) was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer, war criminal and car salesman.During the Second World War in Europe, Peiper served as personal adjutant to Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS, and as a tank commander in the Waffen-SS.