One of our armoured military vehicles was hit and destroyed almost entirely, and all of its brave occupants were killed on the spot. The tank, however, remained on the edge of the cliff, hanging there, only a millimeter away from tumbling down the sharp rocks. This, dear readers, is the story of the legendary tank in Lapta, which is frequently visited both by foreigners and locals. There is a legend about a tank driving up to the peak of the Five Finger Mountains during the 1974 Peace Operation and breaking down. Those, who have not seen the tank or its pictures, think it is a war myth. This legendary tank, however, is the armoured vehicle of Special Forces assigned to hit the enemy from the side and the back during the Lapta battles on August 2nd, 1974.
Cyprus holidays The team of soldiers had managed to climb the steep and slippery mountain with their tank and accomplished its mission; however, hitting a mine field, the tank was demolished; it burnt out and still remains there today.
The story is as follows: the commanding officer of the unit to the heroic driver of the tank: My son, how did you manage to drive this tank up here? Sir, when I was driving, I saw a straight and obstaclefree road in front of me. The Greeks were escaping and I drove up, firing constantly. The officer commands: Bring the tank back down. The soldier answers: Sir, how? There is no road...
Officer of the tank: Commander Mahmut Sanl?turk Crew, Corporal Gurler Erdag, Abdulkad?r Kurt and Receb Dogany?g?t.