| Battle of Cambrai (1917) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Western Front of the First World War | |||||||||
 German soldiers recovering a British Mark IV tank |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 France United States[3] China[4] |
 Germany |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Douglas Haig Julian Byng William Pulteney |
Georg von der Marwitz Otto von Moser Hugo von Kathen |
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 15 infantry divisions[5] 4 cavalry divisions[5] 1,003 guns[6] 476 tanks (378 combat tanks) |
20 infantry divisions[5] 1,194–1,240 guns[7][8] |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 44,207 (c. 6,000 POW)[5] (47,596, 20 November to 8 December)[9] Tanks, 20 November: 179 (65 knocked out, 71 breakdowns, 43 other) |
54,720: 8,817 killed, 11,105 POW[5] | ||||||||
| Battle of Cambrai (1917) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Western Front of the First World War | |||||||||
German soldiers recovering a British Mark IV tank |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
|
France United States[3] China[4] |
Germany |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Douglas Haig Julian Byng William Pulteney |
Georg von der Marwitz Otto von Moser Hugo von Kathen |
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 15 infantry divisions[5] 4 cavalry divisions[5] 1,003 guns[6] 476 tanks (378 combat tanks) |
20 infantry divisions[5] 1,194–1,240 guns[7][8] |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 44,207 (c. 6,000 POW)[5] (47,596, 20 November to 8 December)[9] Tanks, 20 November: 179 (65 knocked out, 71 breakdowns, 43 other) |
54,720: 8,817 killed, 11,105 POW[5] | ||||||||
