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Which British committee helped develop the first tanks during World War I?

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The British committee responsible for the development of the first tanks during World War I was the Admiralty Landships Committee.1

Formed under the guidance of the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston S. Churchill, the committee was established to explore the creation of tracked armoured vehicles capable of traversing broken ground and crossing trenches. Their experimental work led to the construction of the first tank, known as "Little Willie," in September 1915, followed shortly by a second model called "Big Willie". These efforts ultimately resulted in the British Army ordering the Mark I tank in February 1916.1