The National Interest

France’s Terrifying Char B1 Tank Could Crush Nazi Armies—So Why Did France Lose To Germany?

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The B-1 was technically impressive, but it couldn’t win the Battle of France. At five o’clock in the morning on May 16, 1940 a company of the 8th Panzer Regiment lay ...
The National Interest

France’s B1 Tank Outmatched Its WWII Peers Despite Major Flaws

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The B1s were very tough—flat-out invulnerable to the 20-milimeter gun on the Wehrmacht’s most numerous tank, the Panzer II. Panzer III, 38t and IV tanks only had a ...
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What Made The Char B1 France's Best WWII Tank

Saying the Char B1 was France's best tank during World War II might sound incongruous, considering the European country (along with Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium) fell to the Nazi war ...
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Early origins of France’s legendary B1 tank

One of, if not the most famous French tanks of the Second World War was the B1 heavy tank and its improved model, the B1 Bis. These large infantry tanks were some of the most heavily armed and armored ...