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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
The 1917 Battle of Cambrai introduced more than tanks, creating the development of armored warfare, and armored pioneers. The stalemate almost buckled under Allied intelligence. 1916 saw the first ...
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First war POW newspaper (handwritten)
He took part in the battle of Cambrai,1917 and the first battle of the Somme 1918.He was reported "killed in action" at Vieux Berquin, April 1918 and his family recieved the telegram that everyone ...
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First World War tank hero's 'splatter' mask donated to museum
At 6:20am on Tuesday November 20, 1917, the world’s first combined arms battle involving tanks took place at Cambrai in France. It was during this battle that ‘splatter’ masks were first ...