DUMMY TANKS.
The "victory" despatch of Sir Douglas Haig describes how the Germans were terrified by British dummy tanks. "Since the opening of our offensive on August 8," he writes, "tanks have been employed in I'vcvy battle, au'd the importance of the part played by them in breaking the resistance of the , 'German infantry can scarcely be exaggerated. The whole scheme of the attack of August S was dependent upon tanks, -and ever since that date on numberless occasions the success of our infantry has been powerfully assisted or confirmed by their timely arrival. So great has been the effect produced upon the German infantry by the appearance of British tanks that in more than one instance, when for various reasons real tanks were not available in sufficient numbers, valuable results have been obtained by a use of dummy tanks painted on frames of wood aitfcl canvas."
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Taihape Daily Times, 5 April 1919, Page 3
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147DUMMY TANKS. Taihape Daily Times, 5 April 1919, Page 3
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