![]() The British advancement had been successful. Airco DH.5 Scout (Fighter) aircraft was designed by Captain Geoffrey de Havilland. It had been part of the German defensive strategy on the Western Front. Meanwhile, the Tanks just rolled over the deep barbed-wire fields that formed part of the Hindenburg Line. The Airco DH.5 low-level ground-attack aircraft, used for the strafing of German infantry and emplacements. The Battle of Cambrai marked the first time tanks were deployed in large numbers.įour Royal Flying Corp (RFC) Squadrons provided air support. 476 Mk.IV Tanks was the largest amount of Tanks that had been used in the First World War to date. There were also nine Battalions of the Tank Corps. Six divisions of the III Corps commanded by Lieutenant-General Pulteney on the right. The British attacking force consisted of the IV Corps under the command of Lieutenant-General Charles Woollcombe on the left. The British artillery consisted of 1,000 guns which gave covering fire to the eight Divisions of the British Third Army advancing towards Cambrai, against three German Divisions. The Battle of Cambrai started at 6:30am on 20th November 1917. British Third Army attack the Hindenburg Line British Mk.IV Tanks of the 2nd Brigade arriving at Cambrai via the railway. This was to avoid detection from the German reconnaissance aircraft. Once the Tanks arrived, they were moved into position under the cover of the night. A secret deployment of the newly developed Mk.IV Tanks loaded on to railway trucks, and transported to the front line. 19 Divisions of infantry along with five Cavalry Divisions were assembled. The Battle of Cambrai in 1917 was carried out by the British Third Army, under the command of General Sir Julian Byng. ![]()
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