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J.F.C. Fuller. Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig. Battle of Cambrai, British offensive (November–December 1917) on the Western Front during World War I that marked the first large-scale, effective use of tanks in warfare. Appreciating the futility of using tanks in the Flanders swamps, the officers of the British Tank Corps looked for an area where ...
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The Battle of Cambrai in November 1917 turned out, for both Britain and Germany, to be a major signpost showing how to break the trench deadlock of the previous three years. The lessons of the operational successes and failures would be digested by both sides over the forthcoming winter.
- Background
- Preparation For The Battle
- The Battle
- Results of The Battle
- Reasons For The British Failure at Cambrai
- Conclusion
Since the First Battle of the Marne, the war on the western front had become a bloody stalemate. There had been many offensives and battles on the western front but the front line had hardly changed since the Fall of 1914.The British had failed to break through the German lines at the Somme in 1916, and in the same year, the great German attack had...
By late 1917 many German Generals had open contempt for the tank. They believed that it was virtually useless on the battlefield. Despite this, the German began to build their own tanks. The British, especially the officers of the Tank Corps continued to promote the use of the tank. One of these officers was Lieutenant-Colonel John Fuller and he ar...
The Battle of Cambrai began on the 20th of November 1917. The British sent some 480 tanks into no man's land and they were closely followed by six divisions of infantry. The tanks' advance was preceded by a poison gas attack, which was followed by a short but intense bombardment. The Germans were taken completely by surprise and the tanks made rapi...
The British had gained a significant amount of territory at first but the German counter-attack meant that this was almost all lost, while the Germans are able to actually capture new territory south of Cambrai. The British suffered rather fewer casualties than the Germans. The British lost some 44,000 killed, wounded, and missing in action, the Ge...
The are many reasons for the British failure at Cambrai. The attack was well planned but the planners failed to anticipate several key things. First, they failed to appreciate that once the tanks had been able to punch through the German Hindenburg Lines that there needed to be promptly reinforced. Any territory that was captured had to be quickly ...
The battle of Cambrai is often erroneously referred to as the first battle where tanks are employed. However, the battle was the scene of the first coordinated assault by tanks and infantry. The battle was an initial success for the British and it seemed that they have breached the Hindenburg Line and were about to inflict a decisive defeat on the ...
The Battle of Cambrai (Battle of Cambrai, 1917, First Battle of Cambrai and Schlacht von Cambrai) was a British attack in the First World War, followed by the biggest German counter-attack against the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) since 1914. The town of Cambrai, in the département of Nord, in France, was an important supply centre for the ...
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Apr 17, 2015 · The History Learning Site, 17 Apr 2015. 3 Oct 2024. The Battle of Cambrai, fought in November/December 1917, proved to be a significant event in World War One. Cambrai was the first battle in which tanks were used en masse In fact, Cambrai saw a mixture of tanks being used, heavy artillery and air power. Mobility, lacking for the previous three ...
Cambrai was a strategically important town that contained a railhead and was located close to the strong Hindenburg Line, which was an important defensive position for the Germans. Douglas Haig approved an idea for Allied troops to take on the Germans by encircling Cambrai using a combination of cavalry , air power, artillery and tanks, as well as infantry support.
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Sep 20, 2024 · Battle of Cambrai, military engagement in northern France that took place during World War I from September 27 to October 11, 1918. It was part of a series of connected battles at the start of the “hundred days” campaign, which began with the Battle of Amiens in August and would lead to the defeat of Germany and the end of the war.
