List of named tanks explained

Throughout the history of armored warfare, tankers have been known to give nicknames to their tanks.^[1] This is a list of named tanks.

Canada

Churchill Oke

• Bull^[2]
• Beetle^[2]

M4A2 Sherman

• Bomb
• Caribou ^[3]
• Holy Roller

M4(105)

• Cougar

People's Republic of China

Type 97 ShinHōtō Chi-Ha medium tank

• Gongchen tank

Finland

Renault FT

• Koiras^[4]
• Naaras

T-50 tank

• Niki^[5]

KV-1

• Klimi^{[6] [7] [8]}

France

Char B1

• Rhin (Formerly Flandres)
• Rhône

Char B1 Bis

• Eure

Char 2C

• Poitou
• Provence
• Picardie
• Alsace
• Bretagne
• Touraine
• Anjou
• Normandie (Later renamed Lorraine)
• Berry
• Champagne

German Empire

A7V

• Mephisto
• Gretchen^[9]
• Faust
• Schnuck
• Baden I
• Cyklop (later renamed Imperator)
• Siegfried
• Alter Fritz
• Lotti
• Hagen
• Nixe
• Nixe II
• Heiland
• Elfriede
• Bulle (later renamed Adalbert)
• Herkules
• Wotan
• Prinz Oskar

Nazi Germany

Tiger I

• Tiger 131^[10]

Greece

L3/33

• Avenger of Ellie^{[11] [12]}

Russia

T-80BV

• Alyosha

T-72B3 obr.2022

• Tsar

Soviet Union

T-34

• Fighting Girlfriend

Spain

Renault FT

• INFANTERIA Nº10^[13]

United Kingdom

Mark IV tank

• Black Bess
• Britannia^[14]
• Fray Bentos^[15]

Matilda II

• Glenorchy

Sexton MK.II

• Culloden
• Exterminator
• Vindictive

United States of America

M4 Sherman

• Cobra King

M4A1(76)W

• IN THE MOOD

M26 Pershing

• Eagle 7
• Fireball

Notes and References

1. Web site: Naming Tanks in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps . 14 March 2023 . 9 April 2024 . 9 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240409124455/https://rusi-ns.ca/naming_tanks/ . live .
2. Web site: www.canadiansoldiers.com. www.canadiansoldiers.com. 3 June 2024. 15 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240715194826/https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/vehicles/flamethrowers/oke.htm. live.
3. News: Tank Ace began stellar career at Normandy. The Globe and Mail. 23 April 2015. www.theglobeandmail.com. 1 May 2024. 20 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170420030228/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tank-ace-captain-radley-walters-began-stellar-career-at-normandy/article24093726/. live.
4. Web site: Renault FT in Finnish Service. Craig. Moore. 4 August 2016. Tank Encyclopedia. 28 May 2024. 15 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240715194827/https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/finland/renault-ft-finland/. live.
5. Web site: Republic of Finland (WW2). 9 May 2018. Tank Encyclopedia. 15 July 2024. 12 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240612160946/https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/finland. live.
6. Web site: "Panssarimuseo KV-1 m 1942 information". November 8, 2023. 8 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231108185333/https://www.panssarimuseo.fi/img/image.php?id=535463. live.
7. Web site: "Panssarimuseo KV-1 m 1941 information". November 8, 2023. 8 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231108185332/https://www.panssarimuseo.fi/img/image.php?id=535460. live.
8. Web site: "Parola Armour Museum". November 8, 2023. 19 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240319103559/https://www.panssarimuseo.fi/. live.
9. Web site: Sturmpanzerwagen A7V. 30 December 2016. Tank Encyclopedia. 12 June 2024. 15 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240415080149/https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/germany/sturmpanzerwagen_a7v.php. live.
10. Web site: Tiger I - the Tank Museum - Tiger 131 . 8 April 2024 . 15 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240715194827/http://tankmuseum.org/tank-nuts/tank-collection/tiger-i . live .
11. Web site: x.com. 1 May 2024. 1 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240501172002/https://twitter.com/e_amyna/status/1342188195669307393. live.
12. Web site: Ο τορπιλισμός του «Έλλη» (15 Αυγούστου 1940). Στάθης. Βασιλείου. Historical Quest. 1 May 2024. 1 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240501172004/https://www.historical-quest.com/112-archive/20os-aionas-ellada/83-o-torpilismos-tou-elli.html. live.
13. Web site: Renault FT in the Service of the Kingdom of Spain. Gareth Lynn. Montes. 19 January 2022. Tank Encyclopedia. 28 May 2024. 28 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240528174712/https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/renault-ft-in-the-service-of-the-kingdom-of-spain/. live.
14. News: The Britannia, the British Tank which saw service in Flanders and took part in the Liberty Loan parade on Fifth Avenue, cruising a limousine in the streets of Toronto, Canada. During the recent victory loan parade.. New York Times. 1553-8095. 1645522. December 2, 1917. November 19, 2021. 10. 15 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240715194831/https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn78004456/1917-12-02/ed-1/?sp=10&r=0.175,0.609,0.666,0.311,0. live.
15. Web site: Trapped: The Story of Fray Bentos. 5 February 2021. 14 May 2024. 14 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240514154619/https://tankmuseum.org/article/trapped_story_of_fray_bentos. live.