Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne was a general of artillery and a specialist in military engineering, one of the founders of modern French artillery and French military aviation, and the creator of the F
A World War I mobile personnel shield.
The Souain tank prototype crossing a trench on 9 December 1915. Colonel Estienne attended these decisive trials
Char 2C
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The Char 2C, also known as the FCM 2C, was a French post WWI heavy tank landship, later considered a super-heavy tank. It was developed during World War I but not deployed until after the war. It was,
Char 2C "Berry", 1928
Painting of char 2C Alsace
Champagne after capture by German forces in eastern France, June 1940
Lorraine in summer 1940