Tanks in World War I were weapon secret developed separately and simultaneously by Great Britain and France.Their first use in combat was by the British Army on September 15, 1916 at Flers-Courcelette, during the Battle of the Somme.The name "tank" was adopted by the British during the early stages of their development, as a security measure to conceal their purpose.While the French and British built thousands of tanks between them.
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