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The first tank was the REnault- FT17 tank. It was built by an automotive company by the French during World War One.
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World War One ends and Germany signs the Armistice to end the war. Tanks change the combat and revolutionize war by removing the significance of trench combat.
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A new battle ground is formed. German invades Poland on September 1st 1939. They make good use of their rearmed air force and their tank divisions as well.
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After German agression spilled out into Poland Great Britain and France declare against Germany to confront Hitler.
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With German panzer tanks to both the west and south of their positin the British Expeditionary Force is compelled to evacuate before they can be finished off.
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Turning around from a string of defeats the British army made use of a brand new wave of Sherman tanks to strike back at Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. This attack was the final push to press German forces out of Africa.
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One of the first engagements between American tank forces and German forces. The battle took place during the North African Campaign and was a decisive loss for the American forces.