![]() For over four months, the Allies threw attack after attack against powerful German defenses resulting in bloodshed on an unprecedented scale and earning General Sir Douglas Haig the title “The Butcher of the Somme”. These included many of what became known as the Pals Battalions, so-called because they consisted of men from the same area who were encouraged to join up and serve together. It was also the first real test for the volunteer “New Armies” recruited and trained in the early years of the war. More than 19,000 men were killed going “over the top” in the face of heavy German machine-gun fire. The first day, 1st July, was the bloodiest in the history of the British Army. The Battle of the Somme in 1916 holds several notable distinctions. Tanks Make Their World War I Debut on the Somme The tank prototype known as “Mother,” via the Australian War Memorial, Campbell This tank is opposite the entrance to the Mons Memorial Museum.1. ![]() Its properties : Length 19.1 feet Width 8.58 feet Height 9 feet, Weight 31.5 tons. ![]() In September 1944, this tank and crew participated in the liberation of the area around Mons, tank battles around Namur and the capture of Liège. The M4A1 (76) W Sherman "IN THE MOOD" replicates the third of three tanks named after the Glenn melody "IN THE MOOD" assigned to the United States Army 32nd Armoured Regiment and commanded by Staff Sergeant Lafayette G. It is in that spirit that it is presented to you as a collector’s item of the Mons Memorial Museum. For the people of Mons who lived through these events, this Sherman tank remains the most representative symbol of the liberation. Army’s 1st Infantry Division and 3rd Armoured Division. On 2 and 3 September 1944, the city of Mons was liberated by the troops of the U.S.
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