Félix Verdeja Bardales (10 April 1904 – 20 May 1977) was a
Lieutenant colonel in the
Spanish Army
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. Verdeja Bardales was the designer principally responsible for the
Verdeja light
tank
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; ...
, between 1938 and 1954.
Verdeja Bardales was born in the
Asturian village of Panes in
Peñamellera Baja.
1904 births
1977 deaths
People from Oriente (Asturian comarca)
Spanish army officers
Spanish military personnel of the Spanish Civil War (National faction)
Spanish industrial designers
Tank designers
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