tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post7169819335238305693..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: To The DeathPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-5855991474131196032020-01-06T21:53:47.051-05:002020-01-06T21:53:47.051-05:00I've never seen this policy enforced in practi...I've never seen this policy enforced in practice. Theoretically, leaving a perfectly good tank on the battlefield and hoofing it is desertion, but I've seen enough award orders for crews whose tank was destroyed and that broke out of an encirclement, so as long as you could credibly claim that your tank was lost in battle you would be fine.<br /><br />There were certainly cases of tankers convicted of intentional disablement of their own vehicles to avoid battle, that was a pretty serious crime too.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-85702457077948699762020-01-06T18:52:11.234-05:002020-01-06T18:52:11.234-05:00"Abandoning a tank must be considered treason..."Abandoning a tank must be considered treason. It is better to die in the tank than to leave the battlefield without it" how regularly and strictly was this enforced? It seems contrary to execute trained, expensive and scarce tankers for abandoning a burning tank. jospeh_mckellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364541348685641864noreply@blogger.com