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Tanks at Flanders Field
WyattClark
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2014 - 12:39 PM UTC
Well I just want to know were there any Mark 5 tanks at Flanders Field as I want to do a tribute diorama to the battle of Ypres.
Gunner-steve
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Posted: Monday, April 14, 2014 - 06:11 PM UTC
The third battle of Ypres was a year before the Mk V first saw service, the Mk V first trundled across no-mans land at Hamel in July 1918. I have seen photos of Mk 1's and Mk IV's in Ypres.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 12:50 AM UTC
Thank you very much for the information. Now I have to track down a Mark IV.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 03:58 AM UTC

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The third battle of Ypres was a year before the Mk V first saw service, the Mk V first trundled across no-mans land at Hamel in July 1918. I have seen photos of Mk 1's and Mk IV's in Ypres.


That's right , Mark IV's were assigned to the Canadian front sector North of Ypres at St-Juliaan during the third battle of ypres (the offensive started in May 1917) .

Tanks and infantry struggled to make progress trough the muddy fields to finally reach Passendale known as Passchendaele in september of the same year.

Kurt
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