How Significant was the usage of tanks in the battle of Cambrai in Changing its outcome?
In your diary entry you could consider:
My character
My occupation
My traits
asses situations well
a general who serves the British
good leader
very good strategist
courageous person
Important facts of this battle
Dates
battle ended on December 8th 1917
battle started on November 20th 1917
Belligerents
British led by General Julian Byng
Germans led by Georg von der Marwitz
The flow of my diary entry
The date
December 10th 1917
The introduction
The body
The conclusion
How did the battle start?
I planned on using tanks
How I felt while battling.
How helpful was the usage of tanks?
Did this battle change me as a person?
tactics I planned out
The topography of Cambrai
The terrain
A chalky white plane
The weather
cold due to it being the months of November and December
Canals
weather worsened throughout the battle
Germans created a series of interlocking man-made canals
Casulties
44000 British soldiers
45000 German soldiers
Tactics used by the British
British used the 476 tanks to invade Cambrai.
Terrain was ideal for this strategie
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This tactic of using tanks was good for this situation
It made me see how many casualties a battle can bring
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I felt in good condition
How much did we gain or loose?
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The weather had to be taken into consideration
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nine infantry divisions, five cavalry divisions and three tanks brigades from the British came up near came up near Cambrai.
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