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The Battle of Cambrai – ‘Use tanks boldly, press success and demoralise the enemy’
As the Third Battle of Ypres drew to a close in the Passchendaele mud, Sir Douglas Haig gave his approval for General Sir Julian Byng, Third Army, to prepare for an attack on Cambrai in late November 1917. This would be the first time that … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cambrai, Cecil Edwardes, Douglas Haig, Hindenburg line, Joseph Gordon Hassell, Julian Byng, Philip Gibbs, Ribecourt, tanks, Third Battle of Ypres, Thomas Lloyd
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