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The first tanks were used in 1917 by the British to push through the German lines of barbed wire on the Western Front. They were slow, but effective. Incredibly, Allies decided not to develop this new weapon after WWI, but future development was done by the Germans, with the result that the Nazis launched into WWII with the Panzer - a far more advanced form of tank than we had got.
The first Tanks were used in 1916, September 15th, between Flers and Courcelette.
The question of who "invented" the Tank is always a difficult one.
Many people played an important role in its creation. Vehicles very like Tanks (i.e. an armoured body containing armament, powered by an internal combustion engine, and travelling on caterpillar tracks) were designed in France, Austria, Russia, and Australia between 1900 and the outbreak of WWI. One was also contemplated in Great Britain. However, no Army or government chose to pursue the idea.
After the start of WWI, the British and French both began building Tanks, each unaware of the other's project. In Britain the most significant figures were Sir Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt, Major Ernest Swinton, and Willliam Tritton. It was Swinton and Tritton who jointly designed and built the prototype that became the Tank Mark I. In France, the likeliest candidate is Colonel J.B.E. Estienne, who had plans drawn up and persuaded the military to build them. The French and British projects were neck-and-neck, beginning in 1915, although it was the British who first used Tanks on the battlefield, on September 15th, 1916. The French first used their own in April, 1917.
It is not true to say that the Allies decided not to develop the Tank after WWI. Britain and America made certain policy mistakes, but they continued to design and produce Tanks. By 1939 France had several types of Tank that were superior to the Germans'. It was largely German tactics that produced such quick victories aginst Poland, France, and so on.
"Panzer" is not a type or model of Tank - it is just an abbreviation for Panzerkampfwagen, meaning armoured fighting vehicle.
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What date was the first tank invented?
The first tank was invented by the Brittish in the first world war 1914 - 1918 and used as a weapon in the battle of the somme in July 1916.
Who invented the mark one tank?
There were many different people responsible for creating the Mark I Tank. Most were British engineers. The tank first entered battle against the Germans in 1916, at the Battle of Flers-Corselette.
Who invented the tank in world war 2?
the british invented, and introduced it at the battle of somme
What battle was the tank first used?
the battle of brain
When where the first oxygen tanks invented?
The first thing similar to an oxygen tank that was invented was invented in 1868
When was the first air tank invented?
1234
When was the anti tank rifle invented?
The first anti-tank came out when the first tank was fielded, in WW1. It was a bolt action rifle.
When was the first military tank went to war?
the tank nicknamed 'Little Willie' was the first tank to go to battle it was a little German offensive tank in the first world war
Who was the first battle tank designed by?
British 1916
What country created the first battle tank?
Britain.
In what battle was the first tank used?
Deville Wood in 1916
What year was tanks invented?
The first functional battle tanks were invented in 1915
