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WW1 tank takes over Trafalgar Square for 100th anniversary

A replica of a World War One tank has been placed in Trafalgar Square to mark the 100th anniversary of the war machine.
The Mark IV tank, on which the replica is modelled, was first used in warfare in the Battle of the Somme on 15 September 1916.
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Tank at 100: Baptism of fire, fear and blood

The tank, which would go on to dominate 20th Century warfare, first stormed on to the shattered battlefields of the Somme 100 years ago. Rushed into battle by desperate generals with barely any testing, its debut was a messy experiment with questionable results. A select group of young men were the first to feel its terrible influence and have their lives changed by it.
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The last great Allied effort to achieve a breakthrough came on 15 September, 1916, in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette with the initial advance made by 11 British divisions (nine from Fourth Army, two Canadian divisions on the Reserve Army sector) and a later attack by four French corps. 
The battle is significantly remembered today as the debut of the tank. 
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