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File:Tanks of WWI.ogv

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Media of the day This file was selected as the media of the day for 07 September 2009. It was captioned as follows:
English: Allied Tanks during World War I (video)
Other languages
Čeština: Spojenecké tanky během první světové války (video)
English: Allied Tanks during World War I (video)
Español: Tanques aliados durante la Primera Guerra Mundial (vídeo)
Македонски: Сојузнички тенкови во Втората светска војна (видеоинсерт)
Polski: Czołgi aliantów podczas I wojny światowej (wideo)
Русский: Танки Первой мировой войны
中文（简体）：第一次世界大战时协约国的坦克录象
中文（繁體）：第一次世界大戰期間協約國坦克在法國朗格爾進攻的影片

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English: Compilation of footage of World War I era tanks. Opening title and footage of British rhomboid tanks taken from 1927 feature film The Somme. Brief footage of French Renault FT tank cut in after opening title. Possible that Renault tank is at Langres, but no conclusive evidence.
Date According to source, 1918, but actually mostly 1927
Source Motion Picture Division of the U.S. National Archives.
Author Unknown authorUnknown author


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current20:28, 5 January 20132 min 3 s, 400 × 288 (3.99 MB)Moogsi (talk | contribs)removed audio stream, contained nothing but a whining tone
05:03, 1 May 20052 min 3 s, 400 × 288 (5.04 MB)Brian0918 (talk | contribs)Primitive WWI tanks help the Allies with an advance in Langres, France (1918). Clip from the Motion Picture Division of the U.S. National Archives. {{PD}} Category:Video

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VP9 240P 147 kbps Completed 02:15, 28 February 2024 1 min 17 s
WebM 360P 183 kbps Completed 14:29, 2 December 2023 14 s
QuickTime 144p (MJPEG) Not ready Unknown status

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