Today in Tank History
Weapons Topics: Artillery - Grenade - Machine Gun - Nuclear Weapon - Rifle
Historical Events
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1916-09-15 - 1st tank used in war, "Little Willies" at Battle of Flors, France
1916-09-15 - Britains 1st use of tanks (Battle of Somme)
1917-11-20 - 1st tank battle (Britain breaks through German lines)
1918-08-08 - Canada/Australian/British breakthrough with 600 tanks at Amiens
1940-05-12 - German tanks conquer Moerdijkbrug
1940-05-20 - Gen Guderians tanks reach The Channel (British expeditionary army)
1940-05-24 - German tanks reach Atrecht France
1941-02-04 - British tanks occupy Maus Libya
1941-11-24 - Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar
1942-01-05 - 55 German tanks reach North-Africa
1942-01-23 - Tank battle at Adzjedabia, African corps vs British army
1942-05-26 - Tank battle at Bir Hakeim: African corps vs British army
1942-07-22 - 4th Russian Pantser army forms with 80 tanks
1942-08-12 - German 1st tank leader captures Elista, Kalmukkensteppe
1942-12-25 - Russian artillery/tank battle on German armies at Stalingrad
1943-02-19 - German tanks under brig gen Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass Tunesia
1943-07-05 - Battle of Koersk, USSR begins (6,000 tanks)
1943-07-08 - 4th day of battle at Kursk: Gen Model uses last tank reserve
1943-07-12 - Tank battle at Prochorowka - Russians beat Nazis, about 12,000 die
1943-07-13 - Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 were lost by Germany
1943-07-23 - Battle of Koersk, USSR ends in Nazi defeat (6,000 tanks)
1944-08-25 - France 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame
1944-09-03 - Tank division of British Guards free Brussels
1945-04-04 - US tanks/infantry conquer Bielefeld
1945-04-26 - World War II: Battle of Bautzen - last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the Wehrmacht.
1951-03-31 - US tanks exceed 38° of latitude in Korea
1956-09-03 - Tanks are deployed against racist demonstrators in Clinton, Tennessee
1956-11-04 - USSR sends tanks into Hungary & threatens to bomb Budapest
1963-12-08 - 3 fuel tanks explodes when jetliner is struck by lightning crashing near Elkton, Maryland-Only case of lightning caused crash, 81 die
1973-10-14 - Egyptian tanks move further into Israel
1973-10-15 - Tanks attack Thailand demonstrating students, 300 killed
1973-10-16 - Israeli tanks under Gen Sharon move through Suez Canal
1973-11-17 - Greek regime attacks students with tanks, 100s killed
2003-03-28 - In a "friendly fire" incident, two A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the United States Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing British soldier Matty Hull.
Famous Birthdays
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1914-04-22 - Michael Wittman, German soldier and tank ace (d. 1944)
1939-08-09 - Tony Budge, English contractor/tank maker/multi-millionaire
Famous Deaths
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1962-11-24 - James J Kilroy, tank inspector (Kilroy was here), dies at 60
