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Early in the morning of 20th November 1917 across rolling countryside in northern France, the rumble of engines could be heard. Moments later, under a hurricane bombardment, German soldiers manning the mighty Hindenburg Line, watched on with horror as hundreds of new weapons of war emerged from the mist to launch the first largescale tank assault in history.
In this video we follow the incredible story of one tank and its crew and their remarkable legacy which has continued for a century. This is the story of D51: Deborah, at the Battle of Cambrai.


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Written References:
· J. Taylor, Deborah and the War of the Tanks 1917 (2016)
· J. Murland, The Battle of Cambrai 1917 (2022)
· C. McNab, Cambrai 1917 (2012)
· Various Record Sets, War Diaries of the Battalions (2018, Naval & Military Press)

Audio/Video References:
· A. Turner,    • Cambrai: dawn of an era now ending? |...  
· J. Taylor,    • Deborah: Unearthing the Truth About a...  
· The Tank Museum,    • The First Mass Tank Attack | Battle o...  

General Sources:
· Imperial War Museum Sound Archive (IWMSA)
· US National Archives (NARA)
· National Library of Scotland Image Collection (NLS)
· Australian War Memorial Image Archive (AWM)
· War Diaries of the Battalions (NMP)
· British Newspaper Archive (BNA)
· The National Archives, Kew (TNA)
· Google Earth Pro & Web Versions
· Memory Maps, Trench Maps of the First World War
· Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)
· Maptiler Pro
Credits:
· Research: Dan Hill
· Script & Narration: Dan Hill
· Editing: Shane Greer & Linus Klassen
· Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen
· Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer