Tank Museum: For generations man has dreamt of creating the invincible war machine to aid him to overcome his enemies in battle. For almost 2,000 years attempts were made but technical developments in the early Twentieth century, combined with the impetus of a terrible and bloody World War, finally solved the problems.
The very first battle involving tanks took place on the Somme on 15 September 1916. About thirty British Mark I tanks attacked German positions between the villages of Flers and Courcelette. The first really successful tank battle was near Cambrai on 20 November 1917 when some 300 British Mark IV tanks created a major break in the German Hindenburg Line and nearly reached Cambrai itself.
The Tank Museum in Bovington Dorset houses the world's largest and finest collection of Armoured Fighting Vehicles
from unique World War 1 tanks to the latest
main battle tank of the British Army - Challenger.
The Museum has a collection of almost 300 vehicles from over 26 countries. .
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