53777: The First World War 1914-1918: The Western Front

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posted on 2024-05-09, 12:57 authored by First World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team

<p dir="ltr">A British Mark IV tank at Wailly. This shows how it would appear to occupants of the German trenches during the Battle of Cambrai. This was the first occasion on which tanks were launched en masse in a surprise attack and it clearly demonstrated the potential of the armoured vehicle.</p>

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3646.jpg | CXTIWMPHOq6284.jpg

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Creator

Brooke, J W

Date

21st October 1917

Date Created

21/10/1917

Spatial

Wailly, France

Source

Photograph

Medium

Photographic paper

Type

Photograph

Contributor

Jennifer Dunn

Rights

The Imperial War Museum

Collection ID

Q 3990

Repository Name

Imperial War Museum Photographic Archive

Repository Address

Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ, UK

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive

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Keywords

First World War Poetry Digital Archive World War One Photographs Casualties of War Commemoration Transport Trench Western Front Ypres

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