Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill1914
Orders the creation of armored cars to protect naval installations at Dunkirk
Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Orders the creation of armored cars to protect naval installations at Dunkirk
France & Britain test the new tank which is introduced into combat in 1915. Caterpillar tracks are added to armoured cars which become tank prototypes
Draws up plans for what will become the 1st ever tank
Watches a demonstration of a protype of the tank, a mechanical barbed wire cutter
24 June-13 November, tanks are used for the 1st time at the 1st Battle of the Somme
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