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MARK V TANK
On the 18th January 1918 the first Mark V tank was driven out of the Metropolitan Carriage, Wagon and Finance Company factory in Birmingham. Just 10 weeks later in early
THE RENAULT FT – DEVELOPMENT AND COMB...
On the 31st May 1918 the Renault FT was used in action for the first time at Ploissy-Chazelle, southwest of Soissons. The 501st Regiment d’Artillery Speciale used 31 tanks to
OPERATION GEORGETTE
Operation Michael, the first attack of the German Spring Offensive, had been a devastating blow for the Allies, especially British Fifth Army. They had been forced to retreat up to
AMIENS 100: COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY
The Tank Museum will mark the centenary of the Battle of Amiens with a First World War themed event, Amiens 100, on 8 August 2018, in partnership with The Great
TANK vs. TANK VILLERS-BRETONNEUX CENTENARY
100 years ago, during the First World War, tank fought tank for the first time in history, at Villers-Bretonneux on 24 April 1918. It was an engagement that foreshadowed one
VILLERS-BRETONNEUX BEYOND THE TANKS
The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, fought on the 24th and 25th April 1918, is most famous as the site of the first tank vs tank battle in history. However there
TANKS & THEIR CREWS IN THE GERMAN ATTA...
The long-expected German Attack began at 4:40am on the 21st March 1918, falling on the British Fifth and Third Armies.
ACTION DEBUT OF THE WHIPPET TANK
On 26 March, 1918, the Medium A Whippet tank saw it’s first battle action, when it took a mass of German infantry by surprise. Third Battalion, The Tank Corps was
OPERATION MICHAEL
The awaited German attack came on the morning of the 21st March 1918. Codenamed Operation Michael, it was the first of a series launched over the next few months. Michael
ACTION DEBUT OF THE A7V TANK
The first action of the German A7V tank, on 21 March 1918, is not very well known from the British side. Probably because most of those in action against them
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