FRANCE Char B1-bis heavy tank

The series of tanks known as the Char B had a definite look of the 'Great War' era about them, and this is not surprising for their...

FRANCE SOMUA S-35 medium tank

When the reequipment of the French cavalry arm with tanks started during the mid-1930s several concerns became involved, among them a Schne...

FRANCE Renault R35 Tank

The Renault R35 had its origins in a design known originally as the Renault ZM, produced in late 1934 in answer to a French army request fo...

FRANCE Hotchkiss H-35 and H-39 light tanks

During the early 1930s the French army, in common with many other European armies, decided to reequip its ageing tank parks with modern equ...

WW2 British and French Tanks

Since the birth of the tank in 1916, the British have led the world in both the design and use of armored forces, but by 1939 internal army...