1916
Renault tanks built for combat in World War I in a factory in France.
1916
A factory for the repair of German tanks.
1940
A German tank factory.
May 15, 1940
A German tank factory.
Aug. 18, 1940
British tanks on an assembly line. Some of the tanks are being repaired following the evacuation of Dunkirk.
1940
A Ministry of Supply tank factory in Britain.
July 14, 1941
A tank assembly line is a flurry of activity during the "great speed up" of mass production in preparation for the invasion of Europe.
Dec. 29, 1941
Workers in a Ministry of Supply factory making a turret for a "Matilda" tank.
Dec. 22, 1941
British factory workers leave a message for their adversary.
1941
A British propaganda poster urges women to take up manufacturing jobs to help the war effort.
Dec. 29, 1941
Factory workers in a Ministry of Supply factory fit a gun mounting on a "Matilda" tank.
October 1941
A British tank is pulled by a train from a Midlands factory bound for the Eastern Front to aid the Soviet Union.
1942
Workers assemble M-3 tanks in an American factory.
1942
Workers assemble "Cruiser" tanks in a British factory.
1942
The assembly line at the Chrysler tank arsenal in Michigan changes over from M3 to M4 models while the line continues moving.
April 11, 1942
A Chrysler automobile assembly plant in Detroit, reconfigured to produce tanks.
Oct. 1, 1946
A Mitsubichi factory devoted to building medium tanks sits in disuse after the end of World War II.
Jan. 1, 1946
Various toys — tanks, cars, trains, planes, fire hats — at a metal toy factory after it was converted from its job as a munitions plant for World War II.
