Nicholas Straussler

Nicholas Peter Sorrel Straussler
Nicholas Peter Sorrel Straussler
Straussler Miklós
	Straussler during the 1950s
Born	7 May 1891; Isaszeg, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	3 June 1966 (aged 75); London, United Kingdom
Nationality	Hungarian; British
	Engineering career
Discipline	Automotive engineering
Projects	Armoured cars, DD tank
Significant advance	Flotation devices

Nicholas Peter Sorrel Straussler (in Hungarian: Straussler Miklós Péter) (7 May 1891 – 3 June 1966) was an engineer mainly remembered for devising the flotation system used by Allied amphibious DD tanks during World War II. He also designed several armoured cars and tanks, including the 39M Csaba armoured car and the Straussler V-4 amphibious light tank. Born in Hungary, he developed a reputation as an innovative automotive engineer before becoming a British citizen during the interwar period.^[2] His work was mainly to do with amphibious, off-road and military vehicles.

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