Mar 30, 2025 · The Sturmpanzerwagen A7V was the only tank Germany built during WWI. It was used in combat from March to October 1918, and was the first operational German panzer. On 24 April 1918, the first Tank vs Tank engagement took place at Villers-Bretonneux, France.

The Sturmpanzerwagen A7V was a heavy tank introduced by Germany in 1918 during World War I. One hundred chassis were ordered in early 1917, ten to be finished as fighting vehicles with armoured bodies, and the remainder as Überlandwagen cargo carriers. [2] The number to be armoured was later increased to 20.

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The German A7V tank "Elfriede" which turned over in a pit during the first German attack on 24 April 1918, one kilometre from Villers-Bretonneux on the Hangard-en-Santerre road, May 1918.

The German A7V Tank was an armour-plated box on overhung tracks, and was 26ft 3in long and 10ft wide, with a crew of 18. It first saw combat on 24 April 1918, and was armed with one 57mm Sokol Gun mounted in the centre of the front of the tank, …

The A7V was a tank introduced by Germany in 1918, near the end of World War I. One hundred vehicles were ordered in early 1918, but only 20 were delivered. They were used in action from March to October of that year, and were the only tanks produced by Germany in …

Apr 24, 2023 · Some 105 years ago today, after helping to break the British lines at Villers-Bretonneux, German A7V (Abteilung 7 Verkehrswesen) tank No. 542, better known as "Elfriede," to the crew manning her, was overturned in harsh …

The A7V or “Sturmpanzerwagen A7V” was the first German Tank and saw action in the later stages of the First World War. The rather unusual name of the tank was directly derived from a transport department in the war ministry, notably the department 7.

Oct 25, 2023 · In the IWM collection is a German document «Buntfarbenanstrich der Geschutze der L. und S. Artillerie.» (https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item ... 1504002818) Has anybody already looked in that document? Until 1918, all camouflage patterns used in the German military were improvised.

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