Mark II tanks, 1917
Photograph, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1917.
Two 'Mark II Tanks (C21 and C26) of 'C' Battalion The Tank Corps go into action during the Battle of Arras. Over 50 Mark IIs took part in that engagement and several were knocked out by German gunners firing armour-piercing machine gun ammunition.
From an album of 76 official photographs.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1999-11-70-24
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1999-11-70-24
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