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Centenary of WW1 battle commemorated

November 20th 2017 marks the centenary of the start of the Battle of Cambrai.

In the First World War, it was one of the battles that was won thanks to the tank.

To commemorate the anniversary, soldiers from the Tidworth based Royal Tank Regiment have been to visit the battlefield.

Before travelling to France they took the opportunity of seeing first-hand how their predecessors fought the battle at the Tank Museum in Bovington.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Solent's Neil Sackley reports.

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