DECEMBER 478 TANKS - Ensuring We...
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batt The Battle of
C A M B R A I The Contribution of the Chinese Labour Corps
Cambrai
FRANCE
1917
NOVEMBER
201917
DECEMBER
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19 British Infantry Divisions
Cambrai marked the first large-scale, effective use of tanks in battle, and changed warfare forever.
1000 Artillary Guns
900,000 Rounds for Day 1 5 Mounted Cavalry Divisions
478 TANKSFor three weeks Chinese labourers worked around the clock, providing most of the labour to ensure the Tank Corps was fully equipped and battle ready.
Once the FASCINE was released into the TRENCH the TANK could then cross it... in theory.
The Chinese Labourers’ part was indespensible.
75-100 = + x
300 Aircraft
Made 350Fascines+ release mechanisms
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In the workshop up to 70 Chinese labourers were responsible for camouflaging* British tanks.* Camouflaging technique is for illustration only, we’ve no idea how it was actually done.
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They Restored
Out-of-ServiceTanks
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Filling an acute shortage of skilled labour, 2 Companies of the Chinese Labour Corps, 1,000 men, joined the Tank Central Workshop.
Produced by volunteers, paid for by donations. Feedback welcome, but be nice please!Published by the Chinese in Britain Forum, charity number 096542 , on behalf of the Ensuring We Remember Campaign
“NO LABOUR, NO FASCINES, NO FASCINES, NO TANK BATTLE.”
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Cambrai: The First Great Tank Battle, 1917 - AJ Smithers.
labourer approx. to
scale.
Created 110 Large Tank Sledges
Birds definitely
NOTto scale.