Throughout the history of armored warfare, tankers have been known to give nicknames to their tanks.[1] This is a list of named tanks.
Canada
edit- Bomb
- Caribou [4]
- Holy Roller
- Cougar
People's Republic of China
editFinland
edit- Koiras[5]
- Naaras
- Niki[6]
France
edit- Rhin (Formerly Flandres)
- Rhône
- Eure
- Poitou
- Provence
- Picardie
- Alsace
- Bretagne
- Touraine
- Anjou
- Normandie (Later renamed Lorraine)
- Berry
- Champagne
German Empire
editNazi Germany
editGreece
editRussia
edit- Alyosha
- Tsar
Soviet Union
editSpain
edit- INFANTERIA Nº10[14]
United Kingdom
edit- Glenorchy
- Culloden
- Exterminator
- Vindictive
United States of America
edit- Eagle 7
- Fireball
References
edit- ^ "Naming Tanks in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps". 14 March 2023.
- ^ https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/vehicles/flamethrowers/oke.htm
- ^ https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/vehicles/flamethrowers/oke.htm
- ^ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tank-ace-captain-radley-walters-began-stellar-career-at-normandy/article24093726/
- ^ https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/finland/renault-ft-finland/
- ^ https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/finland
- ^ ""Panssarimuseo KV-1 m 1942 information"". Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ ""Panssarimuseo KV-1 m 1941 information"". Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ ""Parola Armour Museum"". Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/germany/sturmpanzerwagen_a7v.php
- ^ "Tiger I - the Tank Museum - Tiger 131".
- ^ https://twitter.com/e_amyna/status/1342188195669307393
- ^ https://www.historical-quest.com/112-archive/20os-aionas-ellada/83-o-torpilismos-tou-elli.html
- ^ https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/renault-ft-in-the-service-of-the-kingdom-of-spain/#index7
- ^ "The Britannia, the British Tank which saw service in Flanders and took part in the Liberty Loan parade on Fifth Avenue, cruising a limousine in the streets of Toronto, Canada. During the recent victory loan parade". New York Times. 2 December 1917. p. 10. ISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ https://tankmuseum.org/article/trapped_story_of_fray_bentos