WIKIPEDIA Battle of Cambrai (1917) Article Talk The bridge at Masniéres, collapsed the weight of a Mark tank On the Corps front, the (Highland) Division (Major-General George Harper) was held at its f

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Battle of Cambrai (1917)
Article Talk
The bridge at Masniéres,
collapsed the weight of a
Mark tank
On the Corps front, the (Highland)
Division (Major-General George Harper) was held
at its first objective, which left the
attacking divisions on each flank exposed to
enfilade fire. Harper had used a local variation of
the tank drill instead of the standard one laid
down the Tank Corps.!°! Flesquiéres was one
of the most fortified points in the German line
and was flanked other strong points. Its
defenders Krebsjacquitted к В 3 a)
themselves well again: tanks, almost forty у
being knocked out the artillery in the vicinity. К
The Lone gunner of Flesquiéres (a common 2
explanation of the "mythical" German officer)