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At first, tanks were called “landships.” The British decided to codename them "tanks" in order to hide the fact that they were weapons, and make the enemy believe they were water storage
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Tanks in World War I - HISTORY CRUNCH - History Articles, Biographies, Infographics, Resources and More
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