1916 ⟶ First Tank Use at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette

September 15–22: First use of tanks at the Battle of Flers–C...
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1916

⚔️ First Battle of the Marne

September 6 – 12: First Battle of the Marne.⟶
First Battle of the Marne (1914)
World War IWestern FrontTrench WarfareMilitary StrategyBattleWarfare
FranceFranceGermanyGermany

🪖 Tank Development and Design Begins

Great Britain and France developed the first operational military tanks, used in battle from 1916 and 1917. These tanks were designed by Walter Wilson and William Tritton in Britain, and Eugène Brillié in France.⟶
Tank Development and Design Begins (1915)
World War IMilitary TechnologyWeapons DevelopmentTanks
United KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFrance

🪖 First Tank Use at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette

September 15–22: First use of tanks at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette.⟶
First Tank Use at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette (1916)
World War ITanksMilitary TechnologyWestern FrontWeapons Development
FranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermany

⚔️ Battle of Verdun

February – December: Battle of Verdun.⟶
Battle of Verdun (1916)
World War IWestern FrontTrench WarfareMilitary History
FranceFranceGermanyGermany

⚔️ Battle of the Somme: Brutal Trench Warfare and Mass Casualties

July – November: Battle of the Somme on Western Front; massive casualties.⟶
Battle of the Somme: Brutal Trench Warfare and Mass Casualties (1916)
World War IWestern FrontTrench WarfareMilitary History
FranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermany