Pols Armāns
Pols Armāns | |
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| Birth name | Pauls Tiltiņš |
| Nickname(s) | Major Greiser" |
| Born | 4 April [O.S. 22 March] 1903 Mittelhof estate, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 7 August 1943 (aged 40) near Porechye, Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, USSR |
| Allegiance | Latvia Soviet Union |
| Branch | Tank Troops |
| Years of service | 1926–1943 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 11th Tank Brigade 122nd Tank Brigade |
| Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Pols Armāns (known also as "Major Greiser"), whose true name was Pauls Tiltiņš (4 April [O.S. 22 March] 1903 – 7 August 1943) was a Soviet officer and the first Red Army tankman to be awarded with title of Hero of Soviet Union. His brother was Alfred Tilton, a Soviet spy and bearer of Order of Lenin.