Lieutenant-General Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel KCB KBE DSO MC MIMechE (10 October 1889 – 3 September 1958) was a British Army officer who served in both...
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Royal Armoured Corps. The cruiser tank concept was conceived by Giffard Le Quesne Martel, who preferred many small light tanks to swarm an opponent, instead...
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the link. Giffard Cove on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel (1889–1958), British Army general Giffard dirigible built...
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Liberal Party politician and barrister Giffard Le Quesne Martel (1889–1958), British Army officer Martin Le Quesne (1917–2004), British diplomat, ambassador...
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The Morris-Martel was a British inter-war tankette developed from prototypes designed by Lieutenant-General Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel. Intended for...
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Martel Bridge designed by Lieutenant-General Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel, Hamilton told the commission the Bailey bridge should be called a 'Martel Mk2'...
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personnel carrier concept in the 1930s. In 1925 British tank pioneer Giffard Le Quesne Martel built a one-man tank in his garage and showed it to the War Office...
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nickname for NBA assistant coach Bruce Fraser Q, or Q Martel, nicknames of Giffard Le Quesne Martel Q, nickname for Joel Quenneville Q, nickname of Qaushiq...
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the end of the First World War, the British Army Engineers Major Giffard Le Quesne Martel and Major Charles Inglis experimented with tank bridges and mine...
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the Martel Bridge designed by Lt.-General Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel, Hamilton also told the commission the Bailey bridge should be called a 'Martel Mk2'...
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Major-General Dudley Johnson 50th Infantry Division – Major-General Giffard Le Quesne Martel III Corps (UK) – Lieutenant-General Ronald Adam 42nd Infantry Division...
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universal tank concept as early as 1943, according to the writings of Giffard Le Quesne Martel, but little progress was made beyond development of the basic Cromwell...
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Lieutenant General Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel was awarded £500 for infringement on the design of his box girder bridge, the Martel bridge. Bailey was later...
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Édouard-Alfred Martel, a pioneer of cave exploration Frédéric Martel (born 1967), French writer and journalist Giffard LeQuesne Martel, British Army engineer...
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which was a successful implementation of "one man tank" ideas from Giffard Le Quesne Martel, a British Army engineer. They were very popular with smaller countries...
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defined. Initially based on naval ideas, in late 1916 Captain Giffard Le Quesne Martel (later Major General Sir) proposed a tank army formed of Destroyer...
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withdrawal. When elements of the Company arrived at the scene, Lt Giffard Le Quesne Martel (who would later gain renown as a tank strategist) removed the...
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charge of bridge design and supply at the War Office and, with Giffard Le Quesne Martel, pioneered the use of temporary bridges with tanks. Inglis retired...
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division inline with the 'mixed division' concept. Lieutenant-General Giffard Le Quesne Martel, head of the Royal Armoured Corps, described this as "the absorption...
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the mid-1930s. Just as prototypes were arriving in 1936, General Giffard LeQuesne Martel, a pioneer in tank design who had published works on armoured warfare...
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Vaughan Williams, British composer (born 1872) 3 September – Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel, British army general (born 1889) 23 September – Alfred Piccaver...
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hostilities. Requirements were raised by Lieutenant General Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel. These types were joined later in the war by requirement for a...
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incorporate them into divisions, was described by Lieutenant-General Giffard Le Quesne Martel, commander of the Royal Armoured Corps, as "the absorption of the...
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project, by the British military engineer and tank strategist Major Giffard LeQuesne Martel. He built a one-man tank in his garage from various parts and showed...
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reducing the need for artillery; in April a reconnaissance by Captain Giffard LeQuesne Martel found that the area was unsuitable for tanks. On 9 February, Rawlinson...
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American inventor J. Walter Christie and have better armour. In 1936, Giffard LeQuesne Martel, a pioneer in tank design who had published works on armoured warfare...
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Heavy RE tank was developed shortly after World War I by Major Giffard LeQuesne Martel RE. This vehicle was a modified Mark V tank. Two support functions...
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Headquarters, 50th Motor Division, commanded by Major General Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals...
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out operations of war other than the all-out offensive. Major Giffard LeQuesne Martel, at the Experimental Bridging Establishment, a former staff officer...
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At a tank demonstration February 1941, Thorne (far right) with Giffard Le Quesne Martel (Commander Royal Armoured Corps), Władysław Sikorski (C-in-C Polish...
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