World War 1 - Battle of Flers–Courcelette

Time: Friday Sep 15, 1916

Place: Flers and Courcelette, France

Details: Tanks were developed by Britain and France and were first used in combat by the British during the Battle of Flers–Courcelette (part of the Battle of the Somme) on 15 September 1916, with only partial success. However, their effectiveness would grow as the war progressed; the Allies built tanks in large numbers, whilst the Germans employed only a few of their own design, supplemented by captured Allied tanks.

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