Char B1
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The Char B1 was a French heavy tank manufactured before World War II.
The Char B1 bis Rhône at the Musée des Blindés at Saumur
The SRA
The SRB with fuel trailer
The FAHM prototype
SOMUA S35
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The SOMUA S35 was a French cavalry tank of the Second World War. Built from 1936 until 1940 to equip the armoured divisions of the Cavalry, it was for its time a relatively agile medium-weight tank, s
Char B1
…The mobile phase of a battle was to be carried out by the Divisions Légères Mécaniques (mechanised light divisions) of the cavalry, equipped with the SOMUA S35. The First and Second DCR had 69 Char B1s each; the Third 68. The 37th Bataillon de Chars de Combat, serving with 1DCR, was at first equipped with the…
A SOMUA S35 at the US Army Ordnance Museum
SOMUA S35 at the Bovington Tank Museum
The S35 tank displayed in the museum building at Saumur. The cupola hatch added by the Germans is clearly visible
SOMUA S35 in running condition with a Char B1 in the background at the annual Carrousel in Saumur