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Kelly's Heroes is a 1970 war comedy drama film directed by Brian G. Hutton.Set during World War II, the film tells the story of a motley crew of American GIs who go AWOL in order to rob a French bank, located behind German lines, of its stored Nazi gold bars.
In many World War II films, such as Saving Private Ryan, [217] Battle of Neretva, and Kelly's Heroes, [218] T-34-85 tanks were modified to resemble Tiger I tanks, due to the rarity of the latter. [217] In Sydney Pollack's 1969 movie Castle Keep, barely modified T-34-85 tanks were used as German tanks.
In WW2 Lieutenant General Patton was the 3rd Army Commander before he was promoted to 4-star General rank. I'm not sure what a 2-star wearing a 3rd Army patch is actually "commanding" but it's definitely NOT the 35th Infantry Division that contains Kelly's Heroes.John Simpson54 04:41, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
Vizinada's square where the climax of Kelly's Heroes was filmed.. In 1969, various locations in Vižinada were used as sets during the filming of the heist film Kelly's Heroes; the village was used as a stand-in for the French town of Clermont, with the script having a German-held bank full of gold bullion being up for grabs.
The Great Tank Scandal: British Armour in the Second World War - Part 1. HMSO. ISBN 978-0-11-290460-1. Foss, Christopher F., ed. (1 November 2002). The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day. Thunder Bay Pr. p. 544. ISBN 978-1571458063.
Defence force exists, but operates no MBTs in service. AFVs are used instead in service, such as the LAV III, EE-9 Cascavel, and M8 Greyhound. Only some M3 Stuart are used as gatekeepers. Congo, Democratic Republic of: Type 59: 30 China: T-55: 20 Soviet Union: Congo, Republic of: Type 59: 20 China: Croatia: M-95 Degman: 2 Croatia: 2 prototypes ...
The tank could place demolition charges at heights up to 12 feet. The tank was driven against a wall, and the framework was lowered into the ground against the wall. The tank then backed up 100 feet, laying out an electric detonating cable. The explosives were then detonated by the tank driver. It was the successor to the single-charge device ...
The Landkreuzer P. 1000 "Ratte" (English: Land Cruiser P. 1000 "Rat") was a design for a 1000-ton tank to be used by Germany during World War II which may have been proposed by Krupp director Edward Grote in June 1942, who had already named it "Landkreuzer" ("Land cruiser").