The "General Grant" of Libya. The American General Grant tank named after the great Civil War leader being replenished with ammunition. It went into action in the Battle of Knightsbridge and dealt out heavy punishment to Rommel's panzers
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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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Date
01/01/1940
Contributors
United States. Office of War Information.
Location
Ghadāmis (Libya), 30.13333, 9.50000
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain