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4 unusual facts about Giffard Le Quesne Martel


Giffard Le Quesne Martel

Major Martel mated the bridge with the tank and used hydraulic power generated by the tank's engine to manoeuvre the bridge into place.

In his autobiography, Martel describes advising the Soviet High Command, Stavka, to allow the Germans to strike first at the Battle of Kursk.

Morris-Martel

The Morris-Martel was a British inter-war tankette developed from prototypes designed by Lieutenant-General Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel.

Tankette

In 1925 British tank pioneer Giffard Le Quesne Martel built a one-man tank - the Morris-Martel - in his garage and showed it to the War Office who agreed production of a few for testing.



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