G.I. Combat #256 is an issue of the series G.I. Combat (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1983.
Synopsis for "Some Generals Never Learn!"
Appearing in "Some Generals Never Learn!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- German pilot (Dies)
- German Infantry soldiers
- German Artillery soldiers
Other Characters:
- British Army General
- British Intelligence officer
- British Infantry soldiers
- American Infantry soldiers
- Union Infantry soldiers (Flashback only)
- Confederate Cavalry soldiers (Flashback only)
- Attila the Hun (Flashback only)
- Julius Caesar (Flashback only)
- General Napoleon Bonaparte (Flashback only)
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (Flashback only)
- Alexander the Great (Flashback only)
Locations:
- Italy
- Manassas, Virginia (Flashback only)
- The Wilderness, Virginia (Flashback only)
- Yellow Tavern, Virginia (Flashback only)
Items:
- German 5 cm Pak 38 (L/60) anti-tank gun
Vehicles:
- The Haunted Tank
- Panzerkampfwagen IV
- German Heinkel He 219 Uhu night fighter
- Short Sterling Mk. 1 Heavy bomber
- British Airspeed AS.51 Horsa glider
- British Guy Lizard Armoured Command Vehicle
Synopsis for "The Gun that Won a Kingdom"
Appearing in "The Gun that Won a Kingdom"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- King Rhutto (Dies)
- Prince Dwann
- Davho the schoolteacher
Villains:
- Zammoran rebels
Other Characters:
- United Nations representitives
- King Rhutto's wives
- Zammoran citizens
- Zammoran soldiers
Locations:
- Zammora, Africa
Items:
- Zammoran baton of leadership
Vehicles:
- Oil supertanker
- 1960s Ford truck
Synopsis for "Cover-Up"
Appearing in "Cover-Up"
Featured Characters:
- American Field medic
- American Infantry private
Villains:
- Japanese Infantry soldiers
Other Characters:
- American Infantry P.O.W.s
Locations:
- Unidentified island, Pacific Ocean
Items:
- .45 pistol
Synopsis for "Overdue-- Presumed Sunk!"
Appearing in "Overdue-- Presumed Sunk!"
Featured Characters:
- Captain Frank Taunton (Dies)
- Lieutenant Commander Lester Phillips (Dies)
Villains:
- Captain Suchi (Dies)
- Japanese Naval seamen
Other Characters:
- American Naval First Officer (Dies)
- American Naval seamen
Locations:
- Bongo Straights , Sea of Japan
- Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Items:
- Depth charges
Vehicles:
- Japanese destroyer ship "Hokuna"
- American submarine "Barracuda"
- American tanker ship
Synopsis for "Tank Vs. Tiger"
Appearing in "Tank Vs. Tiger"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- German 8.8 cc Flak gun (Destroyed)
- German 150 mm "Nebelwerfer" Six-rocket launcher (Destroyed)
- German Panzerkampfwagen IV Tiger II "Königstiger" (Destroyed)
Other Characters:
- German Infantry soldiers
- German Panzer commander
- American tank mechanic
Locations:
Items:
- Armor-piercing shells
Notes
- The final story "Tank Vs. Tiger" is told from the viewpoints of both the Haunted Tank, in this case a Sherman tank, and of the three German weapons - a Flak gun, a Nebelwerfer, and a Panzerkampfwagen IV tank.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- World War II Recommended Reading
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 1)
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 2)
- All-American Men of War (Volume 1)
- All-Out War (Volume 1)
- Blackhawk (Volume 1)
- Blitzkrieg (Volume 1)
- Capt. Storm (Volume 1)
- Four-Star Battle Tales (Volume 1)
- G.I. Combat (Volume 1)
- Men of War (Volume 1)
- Military Comics (Volume 1)
- Our Army at War (Volume 1)
- Our Fighting Forces (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 2)
- Star-Spangled War Stories (Volume 1)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 1)
- Weird War Tales (Volume 1)
Links and References
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