Car Engineer of the Century 5, which they did, and the result was announced in November 1999. Finally the 5 were ranked by the jury and the overall winner was selected. Car Engineer of the Century The Car Engineer of the Century was an international award given to the most influential car engineer of the twentieth century. The election process was overseen by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation. The winner, Ferdinand Porsche, was announced at an awards gala on December 18, 1999 in Las Vegas. The process for deciding the "Car Engineer of the Century" started with the list of candidates below. The next step
Tanks in the German Army tank designs he was shown. The German Army first used light Panzer I tanks, along with the Panzer II, but the mainstays were the medium Panzer IIIs and Panzer IVs which were released in 1937. The IV became the backbone of Germany's panzer force and the power behind the blitzkrieg. During the invasion of Russia in 1941, the Germans encountered the famous and technologically advanced Soviet T-34 tanks. This led Germany to develop the Panther or Panzer V in response. Its 75mm gun could penetrate the new Soviet tanks. Germany also developed the heavy Tiger I, released in 1942. The