Villers-Bretonneux (Tank vs Tank)

Also on the 24th, shortly after the Whippet tanks had moved out of sight of Mitchell’s Mark IV tank, they engaged a group of German infantry in the open. The German infantry were routed and as the tanks followed the …

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Also on the 24th, shortly after the Whippet tanks had moved out of sight of Mitchell’s Mark IV tank, they engaged a group of German infantry in the open. The German infantry were routed and as the tanks followed the retreating Germans, a A7V German tank emerged from a nearby wood. The Whippet was not designed to take on another tank and one Whippet was destroyed by cannon fire from the A7V, while the others retired. This was the first officially recorded German A7V tank vs Whippet tanks and the second tank on tank battle during World War One.

Villers-Bretonneux, France

The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux took place from 24 to 27 April 1918, during the German Spring Offensive to the east of Amiens. It is notable for being the first occasion on which tanks fought against each other; it was the biggest and most successful tank action of the German army in the First World War.

Wikipedia: Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux

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