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Under cover from archers, a storming party crossing the drawbridge of a medieval siege tower brought to a castle wall.
Mark I tank
A British World War I tank surrounded by soldiers in a devastated village with ruined buildings at the Western Front.
French Renault F.T. light tank, 1918.
A French tank and soldiers in helmets move through a cobblestone street lined with buildings, dispersing crowds during the Silesian uprisings in Kattowitz, Poland, circa 1919-1921.
Diagram showing side-view illustrations of six German World War II Panzerkampfwagen tanks (series I, II, III, IV, V Panther, and VI Tiger), each labeled with its model, primary armament, and a human silhouette for scale.
German tanks
A U.S. tank destroyer with soldiers aboard crosses a shallow stream at the German border during World War II, with a second tank and arched bridge in the background.
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