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The original U.S. Army M-1 Abrams prototype main battle tank on display at the U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds

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Base: Aberdeen Proving Grounds

State: Maryland (MD)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery

Release Status: Released to Public

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Tanks in mass culture. Tanks were first developed separately and simultaneously by Great Britain and France as a means to break the deadlock of trench warfare on the Western Front. Their first use in combat was by the British Army in September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. The name "tank" was adopted by the British during the early stages of their development, as a security measure to conceal their purpose.

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06/06/1987
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