During World War I, the seven-man crew of the 'Fray Bentos' British Mark IV tank
During World War I, the seven-man crew of the 'Fray Bentos' British Mark IV tank was stranded in no man's land for three days during the Third Battle of Ypres when the vehicle slid into a ditch.
They were attacked directly by the German soldiers who were climbing on top of the hull and attempting to throw stick grenades inside, and they were also receiving gunfire from the British, who suspected the tank crew had perished, so they were trying to immobilize the tank to prevent it falling into the enemy's hands.
After three days of this, they dared to attempt escape by crawling through no man's land in the darkness of night back to the British front line.
Miraculously six of the seven-man crew survived, with the only casualty occurring when they first got stuck.
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