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This story took place in July 1917. Captain Donald Richardson and his team found themselves in a dangerous situation when their tank Mark IV, called «Fray Bentos», stuck in the funnel of the shell exploded a few meters from the German trenches. The tank fell on its side, and both of his guns were useless - one put her in the ground, and the other looked at the gloomy sky above Pashendalem.

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The tank was under constant bombardment, the Germans were shooting at him from all kinds of weapons, but the crew saved the armor and personal firearms. The Germans attempted to take the tank on board the ship, during which German soldiers managed to climb the tank and throw a grenade inside, but one of the crew members threw it back before it exploded. Private Brady was killed, summoned to get out of the tank, in order to understand whether it is possible to pull the tank out of the trap. After the first night under the fire, the crew using flares made it clear British troops that they are surrounded by German soldiers, ready to destroy the tank with the crew at any time.

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The German attack again and again rolled in the tank, and each time to beat them was becoming increasingly difficult. The crew was over the water, so they had to drink water from the radiator. Ammunition coming to an end, and some team members were injured. The crew had to endure stifling heat and the cold night air inside the iron trap. On the third day, still resist «Fray Bentos» shelled by the Allies, the British decided to destroy the tank, so that the Germans could not grab it and get technology to heavily armored vehicles.

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The situation became critical and crew nightfall Captain Donald Richardson and Lieutenant George Hill decided to get out of the tank and get to her. One by one, the soldiers crawling reached their positions.

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Amazingly, everything except the ordinary Brady survived this deadly trap being under fire for three days. Captain Richardson led a tank attack, which was attended by eight cars, and under fire from German artillery survived only their tank.

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Thus, the tank crew «Fray Bentos» became the most famous tank crews of the First World War. All crew members were submitted to the awards: two military cross, two medals "For valor" Martial and four medals was the best result for the tank team in the history of the war.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-24...rmans-side.html

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