Tank Corps, while in the U.S., Captain Dwight Eisenhower helped create the U.S. In France Captain George Patton worked hard to assemble the U.S. Two men, who would go on to become major figures during the next world war, began fitting this new battlefield beast into the U.S. were interested in combining the British heavy and French light tank doctrines into one force, using them to punch through an enemy’s frontline. In the spirit of cooperation, Britain and France shared tank designs, and the U.S. Seeing the metal monster in action, Pershing ordered the formation of an American tank corps before the end of 1917. Even before the American Expeditionary Force arrived in France, General Pershing took a liking to the tank. Most American military observers were unimpressed but some officers felt differently.

The British had only debuted their heavy tanks in September 1916, during the Battle of the Somme, and it would be another six months before these tanks delivered an impressive breakthrough at the Battle of Cambrai. entered World War 1 in April 1917, they had little idea of the tank’s potential. tank owes much to the French and British. Much like the beginning of its sidearms and rifles, the early U.S.

First tank in battle