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Johannes Bölter (1915 - 1987)

Hauptmann Johannes Bölter (born February 19, 1915 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, died September 16, 1987 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) was a German Wehrmacht tank commander during World Wa...

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Johannes Bölter (1915 - 1987)

Hauptmann Johannes Bölter (born February 19, 1915 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, died September 16, 1987 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) was a German Wehrmacht tank commander during World Wa...

12/4/2023

Alfred Nickolls (deceased)

According to the 22nd November 1942 citation, Corporal Nickolls, in a Sherman tank at El Alemain destroyed 14 tanks, including destroying 9 German tanks in one single engagement. He destroyed 30 tank d...

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Alfred Nickolls (deceased)

According to the 22nd November 1942 citation, Corporal Nickolls, in a Sherman tank at El Alemain destroyed 14 tanks, including destroying 9 German tanks in one single engagement. He destroyed 30 tank d...

12/4/2023

Zinoviy Kolobanov MP (1911 - 1994)

Zinovy Grigoryevich Kolobanov (Russian: Зиновий Григорьевич Колобанов) (7 January 1911– 8 August 1994) was a tank commander and veteran of World War II. He commanded a KV-1 tank and is widely conside...

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Zinoviy Kolobanov MP (1911 - 1994)

Zinovy Grigoryevich Kolobanov (Russian: Зиновий Григорьевич Колобанов) (7 January 1911– 8 August 1994) was a tank commander and veteran of World War II. He commanded a KV-1 tank and is widely conside...

12/4/2023

Albert Kerscher (1916 - 2011)

Albert Kerscher (29 March 1916 – 12 June 2011) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's...

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Albert Kerscher (1916 - 2011)

Albert Kerscher (29 March 1916 – 12 June 2011) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's...

12/4/2023

Paul Egger (1916 - 2007)

Paul Egger (26 November 1916 – 12 July 2007) was a German pilot in the Battle of Britain and an Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cr...

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Paul Egger (1916 - 2007)

Paul Egger (26 November 1916 – 12 July 2007) was a German pilot in the Battle of Britain and an Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cr...

12/4/2023

Fritz Lang (deceased)

StuG Abt 232 113 kills

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Fritz Lang (deceased)

StuG Abt 232 113 kills

12/4/2023

Bror Börje Brotell MP (1922 - 2009)

Brotell, Bror Börje, hankitsija, Turku. *3. 2. 22 Turku, vht lähettäjä Bror Hugo B. ja Ida Helena Virtanen. Puoliso 48 Raili Kaarina Sallinen, lapsi: Stig-Olof 49. — I luokalle 34, er. V.ltä 40, suorit...

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Bror Börje Brotell MP (1922 - 2009)

Brotell, Bror Börje, hankitsija, Turku. *3. 2. 22 Turku, vht lähettäjä Bror Hugo B. ja Ida Helena Virtanen. Puoliso 48 Raili Kaarina Sallinen, lapsi: Stig-Olof 49. — I luokalle 34, er. V.ltä 40, suorit...

7/10/2023

Werner Voss MP (1897 - 1917)

Werner Voss (German: Werner Voß; 13 April 1897 – 23 September 1917) was a World War I German flying ace credited with 48 aerial victories. A dyer's son from Krefeld, he was a patriotic young man whil...

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Werner Voss MP (1897 - 1917)

Werner Voss (German: Werner Voß; 13 April 1897 – 23 September 1917) was a World War I German flying ace credited with 48 aerial victories. A dyer's son from Krefeld, he was a patriotic young man whil...

7/10/2023

Arun Khetarpal MP (1950 - 1971)

Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal PVC (14 October 1950 – 16 December 1971) born in Pune, Maharashtra, was an officer of the Indian Army and a posthumous recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's high...

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Arun Khetarpal MP (1950 - 1971)

Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal PVC (14 October 1950 – 16 December 1971) born in Pune, Maharashtra, was an officer of the Indian Army and a posthumous recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's high...

1/13/2023

Lafayette G. Pool MP (1919 - 1991)

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, credited with 12 confirme...

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Lafayette G. Pool MP (1919 - 1991)

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, credited with 12 confirme...

1/13/2023

Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters MP (1920 - 2015)

Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters CMM, DSO, MC, CD, nicknamed "Rad" (January 11, 1920 – April 21, 2015), was a tank commander in the Canadian Army. Credited with 18 German tanks and many other armoured veh...

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Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters MP (1920 - 2015)

Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters CMM, DSO, MC, CD, nicknamed "Rad" (January 11, 1920 – April 21, 2015), was a tank commander in the Canadian Army. Credited with 18 German tanks and many other armoured veh...

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Dmitry Lavrinenko MP (1914 - 1941)

Dmitry Fyodorovich Lavrinenko (Russian: Дмитрий Фёдорович Лавриненко, September 10, 1914 – December 18, 1941) was a Soviet tank ace and Hero of the Soviet Union. With 58 tank kills, He was the highes...

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Dmitry Lavrinenko MP (1914 - 1941)

Dmitry Fyodorovich Lavrinenko (Russian: Дмитрий Фёдорович Лавриненко, September 10, 1914 – December 18, 1941) was a Soviet tank ace and Hero of the Soviet Union. With 58 tank kills, He was the highes...

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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 ei...

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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 ei...

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Michael Wittmann MP (1914 - 1944)

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 Armored Division during t...

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Michael Wittmann MP (1914 - 1944)

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 Armored Division during t...

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Otto Carius MP (1922 - 2015)

Otto Carius (27 May 1922 – 24 January 2015) was a German tank commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He fought on the Eastern Front in 1943 and 1944 and on the Western Front in 1945. Carius ...

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Otto Carius MP (1922 - 2015)

Otto Carius (27 May 1922 – 24 January 2015) was a German tank commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He fought on the Eastern Front in 1943 and 1944 and on the Western Front in 1945. Carius ...

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Kurt Knispel MP (1921 - 1945)

Kurt Knispel (20 September 1921 – 28 April 1945) was a German tank commander during World War II. Knispel was profiled extensively in the second installment of the popular historical fiction series P...

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Kurt Knispel MP (1921 - 1945)

Kurt Knispel (20 September 1921 – 28 April 1945) was a German tank commander during World War II. Knispel was profiled extensively in the second installment of the popular historical fiction series P...

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Captain Frederic John Walker, CB, DSO & Three Bars (3 June 1896 – 9 July 1944) (his first name is given as Frederick in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and some London Gazette entries) wa...

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Captain Frederic John Walker, CB, DSO & Three Bars (3 June 1896 – 9 July 1944) (his first name is given as Frederick in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and some London Gazette entries) wa...

1/13/2023

Carlo Fecia di Cossato MP (1908 - 1944)

Fecia di Cossato (Roma, 25 settembre 1908 – Napoli, 27 agosto 1944) è stato un militare italiano. Prestò servizio con la Regia Marina durante la seconda guerra mondiale e fu un "asso" dei sommergibilis...

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Carlo Fecia di Cossato MP (1908 - 1944)

Fecia di Cossato (Roma, 25 settembre 1908 – Napoli, 27 agosto 1944) è stato un militare italiano. Prestò servizio con la Regia Marina durante la seconda guerra mondiale e fu un "asso" dei sommergibilis...

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Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia (30 August 1912 – 23 May 1943) was an officer in the Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina), and was the highest-scoring Italian submarine captain of World War II.

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Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia (30 August 1912 – 23 May 1943) was an officer in the Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina), and was the highest-scoring Italian submarine captain of World War II.

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Reinhard Suhren MP (1916 - 1984)

Reinhard Johann Heinz Paul Anton Suhren (16 April 1916 – 25 August 1984) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and younger brother of Korvettenkapitän (Ing.) and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cr...

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Reinhard Suhren MP (1916 - 1984)

Reinhard Johann Heinz Paul Anton Suhren (16 April 1916 – 25 August 1984) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and younger brother of Korvettenkapitän (Ing.) and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cr...

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