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Early in the morning of 20th November 1917 across rolling countryside in northern France, the rumble of engines could be heard. Moments later, under a hurricane bombardment, German soldiers manning the mighty Hindenburg Line, watched on with horror as hundreds of new weapons of war emerged from the mist to launch the first large-scale tank assault in history.
In this video we follow the incredible story of one tank and its crew and their remarkable legacy which has continued for a century. This is the story of D51: Deborah, at the Battle of Cambrai.
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Written References:
· J. Taylor, Deborah and the War of the Tanks 1917 (2016)
· J. Murland, The Battle of Cambrai 1917 (2022)
· C. McNab, Cambrai 1917 (2012)
· Various Record Sets, War Diaries of the Battalions (2018, Naval & Military Press)
Audio/Video References:
· A. Turner, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCliic2w_C4&t=1812s
· J. Taylor, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzOQMlyvqWw&t=103s
· The Tank Museum, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX_BnN4cWbo
General Sources:
· Imperial War Museum Sound Archive (IWMSA)
· US National Archives (NARA)
· National Library of Scotland Image Collection (NLS)
· Australian War Memorial Image Archive (AWM)
· War Diaries of the Battalions (NMP)
· British Newspaper Archive (BNA)
· The National Archives, Kew (TNA)
· Google Earth Pro & Web Versions
· Memory Maps, Trench Maps of the First World War
· Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)
· Maptiler Pro
Credits:
· Research: Dan Hill
· Script & Narration: Dan Hill
· Editing: Shane Greer & Linus Klassen
· Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen
· Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
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Imagine never seeing a car in your life and all of sudden you’re looking at 20 ton tank heading your way
Guter Bericht, spannend aber die AI Stimme versaut es… 👎
Great video
My grandfathers father was a medic during the 1st world war and his experience with a tank was horrifying, my grandfather was telling me stories of his father when he was a kid tho I'd never get to meet him due to die fighting in Lichtenberg with the freikorp
War is so brutal , the dead in action are rarely remembered except for their headstones and the surviving wife and children or parents. War is brutal.
Guy Martin, JCB and the team behind the tribute build was phenomenal
Very surprised to learn that these tanks had a Daimler engine. This was an extremely interesting and well presented documentary, thankyou.
Absolut interessant, aber diese "KI" Stimme nervt so sehr!
"Sir, the Entente is breaking through our lines"
"How?! We are on the most fortified line of the western front!"
"They have mechas."
"Sheiße."
Die Übersetzung und die KI Stimme sind absoluter Müll
The thumbnail looks like they found this tank at the bottom of a desert cliff.
J'ai visité le musée où est exposée Deborah, très émouvant. Déborah est l'un des rares MarkIV à avoir survécu à la Grande Guerre et échappé aux férailleurs
What a great story, although tragic! The fact the tank remains and is on display is a great honor to those men, whose story will never be forgot! I appreciate you telling it!!
People were different
Now that is how you incorporate an advertisement into a you tube video
Brilliant
I was born in Victoria hospital😮 small world 😂
They should make a film about Deborah
Bois de BOURLON ! Non d'une pipe en bois ! 😁
der KI-Sprecher ist grauenhaft
Kann man der ki nicht beibringen, wie man Ortsnamen ausspricht?
There is a full size, working recreation of "Deborah" at the amazing and interesting NORFOLK TANK MUSEUM. The documentaries don't give a true idea of how cramped Deborah and others really were. Until you get face to face with Deborah you don't get and idea, once you get to see her in reality it really brings it home at how brave theses boys and men really were (and of course all other tank crews throughout the wars on all sides)
Voix désagréables et propós de peu d interêt… Traduction minable
i would love to see a movie about Deborah!!
Well done man! You and Mark Felton would make a great team!
Best vid yet on WW1 tank battles by far.
May the crew of D5 Deborah may rest in peace 🙏 🪦 ⚘️⚘️🥀🌹thank you for your services, brave heroes 🙏 🪦⚘️🥀🌹
Valientes hombres. Descansen en Paz.
Furchtbare KI Stimme, falsche Typenbezeichnung der Tanks, falsches Französisch und einfach nervig!
Private Gallway was a Belfast / Hollywood man and a Irish Rifleman, and good son of Ulster. Lt Heap thought very highly of him , letters still exist that heap wrote to his family.
Beautifully done! Love the graphics and the telling of this heroic tale
Just found this channel – very impressive – I won't be going anywhere and may well join once I look at more content – Bravo Sirs I salute you.
they got hit… Bad
A small mistake in describing the MkIV tank, I know nothing about tanks but having worked on marine engines it sounded impossible the exhaust has inside the compartment, I looked it up and it wasn't and couldn't be, unless exhaust fumes blew back into the tank because there's no reason any would leak from the exhaust pipework inside, the same as any boat engine or submarine.
very good documentary about Deborah I myself am a volunteer at the Norfolk Tank Museum home of Deborah 2 the so called Guy Martin Tank and has helped to drive her on several occasions it gives you a little bit of an idea what it was like being shut inside while it was moving
what a piece of shit. No wonder germans where obsessed in making the perfect Panzer!
The voice is so terible, slow then fast.
What a slick advertisement! It blended seamlessly into the video. Thank you for making that hassle more bearable.
Excellent video, thank you
Very well presented. Thank you.
Siamo sinceri la traduzione fatta con la voce IA è orribile sarebbero meglio i sottotitoli
That, like many others during the war,is such a sad story, to see Deborah gain so much ground on her own with no support and then meet her tragic end! 😢
Goodmigt. Become xlear xxx
ive lived in cambridge my entire life, crazy to think ive walked past Joes front door hundreds if not thousands of times.
subtitles are dogshit
Babe, wake up. Battle guide have a new video.