Route de Bapaume in Contalmaison in Somme, Upper France, France — Western Europe

The Tank Corps

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton

1. The Tank Corps Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Near this spot the first tanks used in war went into action on 15th Sept. 1916
This monument is erected to the memory of officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers & men of The Tank Corps who fell in action in the years 1916-1917-1918 during the Great War

1916
1st Somme ∙ Ancre

1917
1st Arras ∙ Messines ∙3rd Ypres ∙ 1st Cambrai

1918
2nd Somme ∙River Lys ∙ Hamel-Marne-Moreuil ∙ Amiens-Bapaume ∙ Arras-Epehy ∙ Cambrai-St. Quentin ∙ Selle-Mormal Forest

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 1916.

Location. 50° 2.679′ N, 2° 44.186′ E. Memorial is in Contalmaison, Hauts-de-France (Upper France), in Somme. It is in Route de Bapaume. It is on Route D929 east of Route D73, on the right. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 976 D929, Contalmaison, Hauts-de-France 80300, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tanks (a few steps from this marker); Pozières Ridge (within shouting distance of this marker);

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The Windmill Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Pozières Windmill (within shouting distance of this marker); Pozières France (within shouting distance of this marker); Mouquet Farm (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Bazentin (approx. 2.4 kilometers away); Peake Wood Cemetery (approx. 3.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Contalmaison.

Also see . . . Tanks in World War I at Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 5, 2024.)

Model Tanks on The Tank Corps Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton

2. Model Tanks on The Tank Corps Memorial

The Tank Corps Memorial and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 10, 2024

3. The Tank Corps Memorial and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.