Post by JCON on Feb 18, 2018 10:47:35 GMT -6
Good article with some great archive pics of different tanks!
The first time during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in September 1918. Patton, now commanding the 1st Tank Brigade, led 144 tanks into battle.
Before the battle, he told his men:
“No tank is to be surrendered or abandoned to the enemy. If you are left alone in the midst of the enemy keep shooting. If your gun is disabled use your pistols and squash the enemy with your tracks... If your motor is stalled and your gun broken still the infantry cannot hurt you. You hang on [and] help will come. In any case remember you are the first American tanks. You must establish the fact that American tanks do not surrender! As long as one tank is able to move it must go forward. Its presence will save the lives of hundreds of infantry and kill many Germans. Finally, this is our big chance. Make it worthwhile.”
www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-evolution-of-the-american-tank/ar-BBJ5oaR?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp
The first time during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in September 1918. Patton, now commanding the 1st Tank Brigade, led 144 tanks into battle.
Before the battle, he told his men:
“No tank is to be surrendered or abandoned to the enemy. If you are left alone in the midst of the enemy keep shooting. If your gun is disabled use your pistols and squash the enemy with your tracks... If your motor is stalled and your gun broken still the infantry cannot hurt you. You hang on [and] help will come. In any case remember you are the first American tanks. You must establish the fact that American tanks do not surrender! As long as one tank is able to move it must go forward. Its presence will save the lives of hundreds of infantry and kill many Germans. Finally, this is our big chance. Make it worthwhile.”
www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-evolution-of-the-american-tank/ar-BBJ5oaR?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp
