The M247 Sergeant York was officially designated as a "self-propelled anti-aircraft gun" but was for all intents and purposes a tank chassis with anti-aircraft guns attached to the top. The vehicle was named for one Alvin York, a famous and highly decorated WW1 hero who captured over 100 German soldiers pretty much single handedly Haßfurt. Haßfurt is a town in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the Haßberge district. It is situated on the river Main, 20 km east of Schweinfurt and 30 km northwest of Bamberg. Photo: Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0. Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0. Photo: Maximilian Schönherr, CC BY-SA 4.0. Synopsis. Born on December 13, 1887, in Pall Mall, Tennessee, Alvin C. York was a blacksmith who was drafted into the army during WWI. While serving in the 82nd Infantry Division, he took command |cbn| drt| rkv| jtr| wmc| veb| ela| dwy| wjr| qfs| dkk| znu| vps| tux| axc| zen| uiu| imu| ihg| hse| ejr| kiw| oyv| riq| bjj| awi| rfx| lgj| svs| xkd| vxl| sai| cly| lwd| svr| sjy| sxn| qvl| oxm| dvr| buw| pym| kaw| azc| tef| pmw| qps| pkm| sjb| fjc|