Battle of Cambrai

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Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in World War I. Result: Continued stalemate.

On November 20, 1917, 324 Mark IV tanks led eight British infantry divisions in an attack against the Hindenburg Line. Their objective was the isolation of Cambrai, a communications hub. The British assault, without preparatory artillery firing, surprised German defenders. By the end of the first day, three trench lines had been breached, and a salient nine miles wide and four miles deep had been established. However, the British, led by Generals Julian Byng and Hugh...

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