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Battle Of Cambrai

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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BATTLE OF CAMBRAI

20TH OF NOV. - 7TH OF DEC. 1917
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Location - Cambrai, France
Result - British Offensive success.

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PARTICIPANTS

  • British Empire(Newfoundland and United Kingdom) - Allies
  • Untied States (30th of Nov. only) - Allies
  • German Empire(Baden, Prussia, Barvaria, and Saxony) - Central Powers
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Map of Cambrai

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CASUALTIES AND LOSSES

  • Allies - 44,000
  • Central Powers - 45,000
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BRITISH PLAN
A surprise attack supported by a small number of tanks. Use the tanks to get through barbed wire.

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This battle was noted for the first battle where tanks are used in a combined arms operation.

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Combined Arms Operation:
An approach to warfare which seeks to integrate different combat arms of a military to achieve mutually complementary effects.

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COMMANDERS OF THE WAR

  • Allies - Sir Julian Byng
  • Central Powers - Georg Von der Marwitz

Samantha Czapla