Albert Ernst, famously known as the “Tiger of Vitebsk,” was one of WWII’s most accomplished anti-tank commanders. As the top ...

During WWII, British tank commanders were frequently advised that naval tactics could be deployed effectively by tanks. This ...

The remains of U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Gene F. Walker, an M4 Sherman Tank commander killed during World War II, will be interred Jan. 26 at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.

Army 2nd Lt. Gene F. Walker, a World War II tank commander, died in battle while pushing into Germany alongside General George S. Patton’s army. Collingwood was born in September 1944.

US identifies remains of WW2 tank commander killed in 1944. 24 November 2023. Share Save. Matt Murphy. BBC News, ... The former tank commander will be reburied in San Diego in early 2024.

Second Lt. Gene F. Walker was killed in Germany in 1944, nearly three months after his daughter was born. She learned in July that his remains had been identified.

During World War II, American tank operators faced cramped confines, poor armor protection, and generally miserable conditions during their time in the M4 Sherman.. It was manned by a crew of five ...

Famed German general Erwin Rommel, nicknamed “the Desert Fox,” is considered one of the greatest tank commanders to ever live thanks to his campaigns in North Africa in World War II. Rommel ...

To identify the military commanders of World War II, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed a catalog of WWII commanders from Normandy 1944, an online database of WWII history. We ordered these commanders ...

“My father, Charles Tuberville, made the D-Day landing at Normandy as a tank commander with the 101st infantry. He served with honor during World War II, earning five Bronze Stars and a Purple ...

The US says it has identified the remains of a World War Two tank commander who was killed fighting in Germany in November 1944. Lt Gene F Walker was battling Nazi forces near the German-Belgian ...

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Gene F. Walker was 27 and commanded an M4 Sherman tank in November 1944 when his tank was struck in Germany.