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Detroit Arsenal (DTA), formerly Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant (DATP) was the first manufacturing plant ever built for the mass production of tanks in the United States. Established in 1940 under Chrysler, the plant was owned by the U.S. government until 1996. It was designed by architect Albert Kahn. The building was designed originally as a "dual production facility", so that it could make armaments and be turned into peaceful production at war's end.^[1] Notwithstanding its name, the 113-acre (0.46 km²) site was located in Warren, Michigan, Detroit's most populous suburb.^[2]

History

Chrysler's construction effort at the plant in 1941 was one of the fastest on record.^[3] The first tanks rumbled out of the plant before its complete construction.^[4]

During World War II, the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant built a quarter of the 89,568 tanks produced in the U.S. overall. The plant made M3 Lee tanks while the buildings were still being raised and switched to M4 Sherman tanks in 1942. The Korean War boosted production for the first time since World War II had ended; the government would suspend tank production after each war. In May 1952, Chrysler resumed control from the army, which had been unable to ramp up production.^[1]

As a government-owned, contractor operated (GOCO) facility, Chrysler retained operational control of the production facility until March 1982, when Chrysler sold its Chrysler Defense division to General Dynamics Land Systems. General Dynamics produced the M1 Abrams tank at the facility (and at another plant in Lima, Ohio) until 1996, when the plant was closed and tank assembly and maintenance operations were consolidated^[6] at the Lima plant.^[7] The plant and some of the adjoining property were transferred to the City of Warren^[8] in 2001. The site of the original tank plant has been parcelled up and is now dedicated to civilian uses.^[9]

This important production site of the Arsenal of Democracy is memorialized by a Michigan Historical Marker.^[10]

The structure of the plant was designed to survive bombardment by the weapons of the day. It included 3-foot-thick (0.91 m) concrete walls in some areas and a reinforced roof with slats to direct bombs away from vulnerable windows and exhaust fans.

The portion of the property not sold to the city remains an active Army facility with many agencies present. The installation is managed by Installation Management Command (IMCOM) and hosts the headquarters of the United States Army CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), formerly United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC),^[11] and it hosts the United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command. TACOM continues to function at the location, and experienced a major building boom in the 2010s.^[12]

Tenant units

Tanks produced

M3 Lee, 1941–1942
M4 Sherman, 1941–1945
M26 Pershing, 1945
M46 Patton, 1949
M47 Patton, 1951–1953
M67 "Zippo", 1955–1956
M60, 1960–1987
M1 Abrams, 1980–1996

References

^ ^a ^b "Upheaval at the Arsenal". Time. May 26, 1952. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
^ "Pure Michigan, Arsenal of Democracy". Ref.michigan.org. July 28, 2010. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
^ Dennis Adler (2000). Chrysler. MotorBooks International. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-61060-871-8.
^ Ogbac, Stefan (December 29, 2015). "Chrysler Revisits Its Involvement in World War II: Tanks, turrets, airplanes, and Power Wagons" (Photos, Video). Motor Trend. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
^ Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, Center for Land Use Interpretation
^ "Closing of Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant" (Press release). August 12, 1996. Archived from the original on May 5, 2006.
^ "Land Use Distribution". Ludb.clui.org. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
^ "U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command History". Tacom.army.mil. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
^ "City of Warren Community, Economic and Downtown Development". Cityofwarren.org. August 23, 2005. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
^ "Michigan Historical Marker". Michmarkers.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
^ Dasch, Jean M.; Gorsich, D.J. (2012). The TARDEC Story. Sixty-five Years of Innovation 1946-2010. US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center.
^ "TACOM public website". Tacom.army.mil. Retrieved May 21, 2011.

External links

Detroit Arsenal of Democracy Museum, Veterans' Memorial Park, 27400 Campbell Road, Warren, Michigan 48093
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MI-12, "Detroit Arsenal, 6501 East Eleven Mile Road, Warren, Macomb County, MI", 26 photos, 61 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
"Tanks Are Mighty Fine Things", a booklet about the WW2 History of the Detroit Tank Arsenal
"Tanks are mighty fine things" (1946) at the Internet Archive
Congressional Record , remarks on the dedication of the Michigan Historical Marker concerning the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant by U.S. Senator Carl Levin
Description of Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant at Globalsecurity.org
Detroit Tank Arsenal in Warren Township, 1941
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command history
Wikimapia, Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant
A film clip "Assembly Lines of Defense" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive

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[Time-1] "Upheaval at the Arsenal". Time. May 26, 1952. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2011.

[2] "Pure Michigan, Arsenal of Democracy". Ref.michigan.org. July 28, 2010. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2011.

[3] Dennis Adler (2000). Chrysler. MotorBooks International. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-61060-871-8.

[Ogbac-4] Ogbac, Stefan (December 29, 2015). "Chrysler Revisits Its Involvement in World War II: Tanks, turrets, airplanes, and Power Wagons" (Photos, Video). Motor Trend. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

[5] Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, Center for Land Use Interpretation

[6] "Closing of Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant" (Press release). August 12, 1996. Archived from the original on May 5, 2006.

[7] "Land Use Distribution". Ludb.clui.org. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.

[8] "U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command History". Tacom.army.mil. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.

[9] "City of Warren Community, Economic and Downtown Development". Cityofwarren.org. August 23, 2005. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.

[10] "Michigan Historical Marker". Michmarkers.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2011.

[11] Dasch, Jean M.; Gorsich, D.J. (2012). The TARDEC Story. Sixty-five Years of Innovation 1946-2010. US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center.

[12] "TACOM public website". Tacom.army.mil. Retrieved May 21, 2011.

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-'''Detroit Arsenal''' (DTA), formerly '''Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant''' ('''DATP''') was the first [[manufacturing plant]] ever built for the [[mass production]] of [[tank]]s in the United States. Established in 1940 under [[Chrysler]], the plant was owned by the U.S. government until 1996. It was designed by architect [[Albert Kahn (architect)|Albert Kahn]]. The building was designed originally as a "dual production facility, so that it could make armaments and be turned into peaceful production at war's end.<ref name="time.com">{{cite web|author=Monday, 26 May. 1952 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,859667,00.html |newspaper=[[Time Magazine|Time]] |title=Upheaval at the Arsenal  |date=26 May 1952 |accessdate=21 May 2011}}</ref> Notwithstanding its name, the {{convert|113|acre|km2|adj=on}} site was located in [[Warren, Michigan]], Detroit's largest suburb.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ref.michigan.org/mbr/news/combo.asp?ContentId=7ED4ABC1-7C41-4039-985B-BCECC0EC8820 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601145117/http://ref.michigan.org/mbr/news/combo.asp?ContentId=7ED4ABC1-7C41-4039-985B-BCECC0EC8820 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 June 2009 |title=Pure Michigan, Arsenal of Democracy |publisher=Ref.michigan.org |date=28 July 2010 |accessdate=21 May 2011 }}</ref>
+'''Detroit Arsenal''' ('''DTA'''), formerly '''Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant''' ('''DATP''') was the first [[manufacturing plant]] ever built for the [[mass production]] of [[tank]]s in the United States. Established in 1940 under [[Chrysler]], the plant was owned by the U.S. government until 1996. It was designed by architect [[Albert Kahn (architect)|Albert Kahn]]. The building was designed originally as a "dual production facility", so that it could make armaments and be turned into peaceful production at war's end.<ref name="Time">{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,859667,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024134211/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,859667,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 24, 2008 |newspaper=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |title=Upheaval at the Arsenal  |date=May 26, 1952 |accessdate=May 21, 2011}}</ref> Notwithstanding its name, the {{convert|113|acre|km2|adj=on}} site was located in [[Warren, Michigan]], Detroit's most populous suburb.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ref.michigan.org/mbr/news/combo.asp?ContentId=7ED4ABC1-7C41-4039-985B-BCECC0EC8820 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601145117/http://ref.michigan.org/mbr/news/combo.asp?ContentId=7ED4ABC1-7C41-4039-985B-BCECC0EC8820 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 1, 2009 |title=Pure Michigan, Arsenal of Democracy |publisher=Ref.michigan.org |date=July 28, 2010 |accessdate=May 21, 2011 }}</ref>
+==History==
-Chrysler's construction effort at the plant in 1941 was one of the fastest on record.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=DALX2AsrZTcC&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=detroit+tank+arsenal&source=web&ots=_R4TJ98BWp&sig=MDhUQIlbMb5L5pov2l-mq9-JBW0&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=11&ct=result Adler, Dennis. "Chrysler Goes to War" ''Chrysler,'' (MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company, 2000), 192 pages.] {{ISBN|0-7603-0695-8}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7603-0695-6}}</ref>  The first tanks rumbled out of the plant before its complete construction.<ref name="Ogbac">{{cite web |url=http://www.motortrend.com/news/chrysler-revisits-its-involvement-in-world-war-ii-wvideo/ |title=Chyrsler Revisits Its Involvement in World War II: Tanks, turrets, airplanes, and Power Wagons |first1=Stefan |last1=Ogbac |date=December 29, 2015 |work=[[Motor Trend]] |format=Photos, Video |accessdate=December 29, 2015}}</ref>
+[[File:US Army Detroit Arsenal.jpg|thumb|US Army Detroit Arsenal, 2013.]]
+Chrysler's construction effort at the plant in 1941 was one of the fastest on record.<ref>{{cite book|author=Dennis Adler|title=Chrysler|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DALX2AsrZTcC&pg=PA68|year=2000|publisher=MotorBooks International|isbn=978-1-61060-871-8|page=68}}</ref> The first tanks rumbled out of the plant before its complete construction.<ref name="Ogbac">{{cite web |url=http://www.motortrend.com/news/chrysler-revisits-its-involvement-in-world-war-ii-wvideo/ |title=Chrysler Revisits Its Involvement in World War II: Tanks, turrets, airplanes, and Power Wagons |first1=Stefan |last1=Ogbac |date=December 29, 2015 |work=[[Motor Trend]] |format=Photos, Video |accessdate=December 29, 2015}}</ref>
-During [[World War II]], the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant built a quarter of the 89,568 tanks produced in the U.S. overall. The [[Korean War]] boosted production for the first time since World War II had ended; the government would suspend tank production after each war. In May 1952, Chrysler resumed control from the army, which had been unable to ramp up production.<ref name="time.com" />
+During [[World War II]], the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant built a quarter of the 89,568 tanks produced in the U.S. overall. The plant made M3 Lee tanks while the buildings were still being raised and switched to M4 Sherman tanks in 1942. The [[Korean War]] boosted production for the first time since World War II had ended; the government would suspend tank production after each war. In May 1952, Chrysler resumed control from the army, which had been unable to ramp up production.<ref name="Time" />
+{{external image|image1=[https://clui.org/sites/default/files/ludb/mi/6299/5663074229_876e312b8d_o.jpg Aerial view of the site, 2006]<ref>{{citation |title=Detroit Arsenal, Michigan | url=https://clui.org/ludb/site/detroit-arsenal |publisher=[[Center for Land Use Interpretation]]}}</ref>}}
-As a Government-Owned, Contractor Operated (GOCO) facility, Chrysler retained operational control of the production facility until March 1982, when Chrysler sold its Chrysler Defense division to [[General Dynamics Land Systems]]. [[General Dynamics]] produced the [[M1 Abrams]] tank at the facility (and at another [[Lima Army Tank Plant|plant]] in [[Lima, Ohio]]) until 1996, when the plant was closed and tank assembly and maintenance operations were consolidated<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.gdls.com/releases/releases_96/pr960812.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505121930/http://www.gdls.com/releases/releases_96/pr960812.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2006 |title=Closing of Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant |date=August 12, 1996}}</ref> at the Lima plant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/MI3141/ |title=Land Use Distribution |publisher=Ludb.clui.org |accessdate=21 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606114855/http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/MI3141/ |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The plant and some of the adjoining property were transferred to the City of Warren<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tacom.army.mil/main/history.html |title=U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command History |publisher=Tacom.army.mil |accessdate=21 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722182447/http://www.tacom.army.mil/main/history.html |archivedate=22 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> in 2001. The site of the original tank plant has been parcelled up and is now dedicated to civilian uses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofwarren.org/index.php/economic-development |title=City of Warren Community, Economic and Downtown Development |publisher=Cityofwarren.org |date=23 August 2005 |accessdate=21 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520110129/http://cityofwarren.org/index.php/economic-development |archivedate=20 May 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
+As a government-owned, contractor operated (GOCO) facility, Chrysler retained operational control of the production facility until March 1982, when Chrysler sold its Chrysler Defense division to [[General Dynamics Land Systems]]. [[General Dynamics]] produced the [[M1 Abrams]] tank at the facility (and at another [[Lima Army Tank Plant|plant]] in [[Lima, Ohio]]) until 1996, when the plant was closed and tank assembly and maintenance operations were consolidated<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.gdls.com/releases/releases_96/pr960812.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505121930/http://www.gdls.com/releases/releases_96/pr960812.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 5, 2006 |title=Closing of Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant |date=August 12, 1996}}</ref> at the Lima plant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/MI3141/ |title=Land Use Distribution |publisher=Ludb.clui.org |accessdate=May 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606114855/http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/MI3141/ |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The plant and some of the adjoining property were transferred to the City of Warren<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tacom.army.mil/main/history.html |title=U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command History |publisher=Tacom.army.mil |accessdate=May 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722182447/http://www.tacom.army.mil/main/history.html |archivedate=July 22, 2011}}</ref> in 2001. The site of the original tank plant has been parcelled up and is now dedicated to civilian uses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofwarren.org/index.php/economic-development |title=City of Warren Community, Economic and Downtown Development |publisher=Cityofwarren.org |date=August 23, 2005 |accessdate=May 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520110129/http://cityofwarren.org/index.php/economic-development |archivedate=May 20, 2011}}</ref>
-This important production site of the [[Arsenal of Democracy]] is memorialized by a Michigan Historical Marker.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michmarkers.com/Frameset.htm |title=Michigan Historical Marker |publisher=Michmarkers.com |accessdate=21 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315141338/http://www.michmarkers.com/Frameset.htm |archive-date=15 March 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
+This important production site of the [[Arsenal of Democracy]] is memorialized by a Michigan Historical Marker.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michmarkers.com/Frameset.htm |title=Michigan Historical Marker |publisher=Michmarkers.com |accessdate=May 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315141338/http://www.michmarkers.com/Frameset.htm |archive-date=March 15, 2010 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
 The structure of the plant was designed to survive bombardment by the weapons of the day. It included {{convert|3|ft|m|adj=mid|-thick}} concrete walls in some areas and a reinforced roof with slats to direct bombs away from vulnerable windows and exhaust fans.
-The portion of the property not sold to the city remains an active Army facility with many agencies present. The installation is managed by Installation Management Command (IMCOM) and hosts the headquarters of the [[United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center]] (TARDEC) and the [[United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command]]. TACOM continues to function at the location, is in fact in a major building boom as of 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tacom.army.mil/main/index.html |title=TACOM public website |publisher=Tacom.army.mil |accessdate=21 May 2011}}</ref>
+The portion of the property not sold to the city remains an active Army facility with many agencies present. The installation is managed by [[Installation Management Command]] (IMCOM) and hosts the headquarters of the [[United States Army CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center]] (GVSC), formerly United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC),<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Dasch |first1=Jean M. |last2=Gorsich |first2=D.J. | title=The TARDEC Story. Sixty-five Years of Innovation 1946-2010 |publisher=US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center |year=2012}}</ref> and it hosts the [[United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command]]. TACOM continues to function at the location, and experienced a major building boom in the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tacom.army.mil/main/index.html |title=TACOM public website |publisher=Tacom.army.mil |accessdate=May 21, 2011}}</ref>
 == Tenant units ==
-*[[United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center]] (TARDEC)
+*[[United States Army CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center]]
 *[[United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command]] TACOM LCMC
 == Tanks produced ==
-* [[M3 Lee]], 1941-1942
+* [[M3 Lee]], 1941–1942
-* [[M4 Sherman]], 1941-1945
+* [[M4 Sherman]], 1941–1945
 * [[M26 Pershing]], 1945
 * [[M46 Patton]], 1949
-* [[M47 Patton]], 1951-1953
+* [[M47 Patton]], 1951–1953
-* [[M67 Flame Thrower Tank|M67 "Zippo"]], 1955-1956
+* [[M67 flame thrower tank|M67 "Zippo"]], 1955–1956
-* [[M60 Patton]], 1960-1987
+* [[M60 tank|M60]], 1960–1987
-* [[M1 Abrams]], 1980-1996
+* [[M1 Abrams]], 1980–1996
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==Further reading==
-*{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/tanmightyfi00stou |title="Tanks are Mighty Fine Things" |last=Stout |first=Wesley W. |publisher=Chrysler Corporation |year=1946 |access-date=2019-07-11}}
+*{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/tanmightyfi00stou |title="Tanks are Mighty Fine Things" |last=Stout |first=Wesley W. |publisher=Chrysler Corporation |year=1946 |access-date=July 11, 2019}}
+*{{Cite book |last1=Dasch |first1=Jean M. |last2=Gorsich |first2=D.J. | title=The TARDEC Story. Sixty-five Years of Innovation 1946-2010 |publisher=US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center |year=2012}}.
 *[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/MI/200003172.html Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant, Local Legacies.] [[Library of Congress]]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080304200241/http://www.michiganhistorymagazine.com/extra/tanks/tanks.pdf Bos, Ann M. and Talbot, Randy, ''Enough and On Time, The Story of the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant'', Michigan History Magazine. June, 2001.]
+*Bos, Ann M. and Talbot, Randy (June 2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080304200241/http://www.michiganhistorymagazine.com/extra/tanks/tanks.pdf "Enough and On Time. The Story of the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant"], ''[[Michigan History (magazine)|Michigan History]]''.
-*[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/21/us/vast-plant-for-tanks-has-closed.html?exprod=permalink&partner=permalink Meredith, Robyn, ''Vast Plant for Tanks Has Closed''.] 21 December 1996. ''[[The New York Times]]''.
+*Meredith, Robyn (December 21, 1996). [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/21/us/vast-plant-for-tanks-has-closed.html?exprod=permalink&partner=permalink "Vast Plant for Tanks Has Closed"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''.
-==Notes==
-{{reflist|2}}
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.DetroitArsenalOfDemocracy.org Detroit Arsenal of Democracy Museum], Veterans' Memorial Park, 27400 Campbell Road, Warren, Michigan 48093
+*{{HAER |survey=MI-12 |id=mi0170 |title=Detroit Arsenal, 6501 East Eleven Mile Road, Warren, Macomb County, MI |photos=26 |data=61 |cap=3}}
-*[http://imperialclub.com/Yr/1945/46Tanks/Cover.htm "Tanks Are Mighty Fine Things," a booklet about the WW2 History of the Detroit Tank Arsenal.]
-*[[Congressional Record]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20040225081944/http://levin.senate.gov/newsroom/release.cfm?id=211125 , remarks on the dedication of the Michigan Historical Marker concerning the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant by]  [[U.S. Senator]] [[Carl Levin]].
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210131190427/http://imperialclub.com/Yr/1945/46Tanks/Cover.htm "Tanks Are Mighty Fine Things", a booklet about the WW2 History of the Detroit Tank Arsenal]
+*{{Internet Archive|id=tanmightyfi00stou|name="Tanks are mighty fine things" (1946)}}
-*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/detroit.htm Description of Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant at] Globalsecurity.org.
+*[[Congressional Record]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20040225081944/http://levin.senate.gov/newsroom/release.cfm?id=211125 , remarks on the dedication of the Michigan Historical Marker concerning the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant by] [[U.S. Senator]] [[Carl Levin]]
-*[http://centerline.grobbel.org/misc_photos.htm#arsenal Detroit Tank Arsenal in Warren Township, 1941.]
+*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/detroit.htm Description of Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant at] Globalsecurity.org
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722182447/http://www.tacom.army.mil/main/history.html U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command history.]
-*[http://wikimapia.org/2282977/Detroit-Arsenal-Tank-Plant Wikimapia, Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant.]
+*[http://centerline.grobbel.org/misc_photos.htm#arsenal Detroit Tank Arsenal in Warren Township, 1941]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722182447/http://www.tacom.army.mil/main/history.html U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command history]
-* {{Internet Archive|id=tanmightyfi00stou|name="Tanks are mighty fine things" (1946)}}
+*[http://wikimapia.org/2282977/Detroit-Arsenal-Tank-Plant Wikimapia, Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant]
-* {{Internet Archive film clip|id=Assembly_Lines_of_Defense|description="Assembly Lines of Defense"}}
+*{{Internet Archive film clip|id=Assembly_Lines_of_Defense|description="Assembly Lines of Defense"}}
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+[[Category:Historic American Engineering Record in Michigan]]
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Detroit	Downtown Detroit Midtown Detroit New Center
Municipalities over 80,000	Canton Township Clinton Township Dearborn Farmington Hills Livonia Macomb Township Sterling Heights Troy Warren Westland
Municipalities 40,000 to 80,000	Bloomfield Township Chesterfield Township Commerce Township Dearborn Heights Grosse Pointe Lincoln Park Novi Pontiac Redford Township Rochester Hills Roseville Royal Oak St. Clair Shores Shelby Charter Township Southfield Taylor Waterford Township West Bloomfield Township
Cultural enclaves	Ann Arbor Auburn Hills Birmingham Bloomfield Hills Dearborn Downriver Downtown Detroit Grosse Pointe Midtown Detroit New Center Northville Rochester Royal Oak Southfield Troy Plymouth
Satellite cities	Ann Arbor Brighton Flint Howell Lapeer Monroe Port Huron Toledo Windsor Ypsilanti
Counties in MSA	Lapeer Livingston Macomb Oakland St. Clair Wayne
Counties in CSA	Genesee Lenawee Monroe Washtenaw
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