After witnessing the effectiveness of armor during the German blitzkrieg in WWII, the U.S. Army contracted with the Chrysler Corporation to design and manufacture tanks at the Detroit Arsenal.  Today, this relationship has resulted in America’s armor forces being the fastest, best equipped and most lethal in the world. This page traces the history of American tanks from World War I to the present.  

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Learn about WWI foreign tanks that inspired U.S. designs