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THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI: ST QUENTIN CANAL
An major obstacle on the way to Cambrai was the St Quentin Canal which the British attempted to cross at Masnieres. It was not a success.
THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI: GRAINCOURT
Pride of place at the entrance to the Tank Men Exhibition is the Graincourt gun – captured by Albert Baker during Cambrai. This is its story.
CAMBRAI: THE TANK CORPS STORY
100 years on from the Battle of Cambrai, The Tank Museum presents a documentary on the moment the Tank Corps delivered one of the greatest advances of the First World
RICHARD WAIN AT CAMBRAI
Richard William Leslie Wain was the second of four Tank Corps soldiers to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the First World War.
THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI: BOURLON VILLAGE
Another failed objective during Cambrai was Bourlon Village where ten British tanks were taken out of action.
THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI: FLESQUIÈRES RIDGE
The Battle of Cambrai (20 November 1917) is always deemed to have been a British success, this is true, up to a point, although it had its setbacks. The earliest
THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI: HUGH ELLES
Hugh Elles, the officer commanding the Tank Corps in France, and his role at Cambrai set a precedent for tank commanders that remains to this day.
CAMBRAI: THE TANK CORPS STORY PART 3/3
100 years on from the Battle of Cambrai, The Tank Museum presents a 3 part documentary on the moment the Tank Corps delivered one of the greatest advances of the
THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI: THE FASCINE
One of the adaptations added during the Battle of Cambrai was the fascine, enabling tanks to cross deliberately widened trenches.
TANK CORPS WAR DIARIES: 17-19 NOVEMBER 1917
During November 1917 preparations for the Battle of Cambrai were well underway. Each battalion of the Tank Corps recorded day to day events in War Diaries.
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