French Armor

An overview of all the French Tanks, Tank Destroyers, Self Propelled Guns and Utility of WW2 in our Armor collection.

The Renault FT tank was a role model for a lot of tank models in his time. It …

Posted August 2, 2023 (updated August 2, 2023) by Patrick

This is our Top 5 of Tank Museums with WW2 tanks and armored vehicles on display that you should …

Posted March 15, 2023 (updated July 5, 2023) by Pascal

Museum MM Park France or Musée Militaire Park France in La Wantzenau has a great collection of tanks, …

Posted March 10, 2023 (updated December 4, 2024) by Patrick

The Char B1 bis was an upgraded version with 60 mm frontal armor and 55 mm side armor. …

Posted February 22, 2023 by Patrick

The AMC 35 was a French Medium tank from the late interwar period. [...]Read More...

Posted February 22, 2023 by Patrick

The Somua was a relative agile medium tank and superior in armament and armor than the German Panzer …

Posted February 22, 2023 by Patrick

The Hotchkiss H39 was an improved version of the Hotchkiss H35 tank. [...]Read More...

Posted February 22, 2023 by Patrick

Char Léger Modele 1936 FCM was the French tank's full name, Light Tank Model 1936 FCM in English. …

Posted February 22, 2023 by Patrick

The Renault R 35 was developed from 1933, in 1935 the definite design was chosen and production started …

Posted February 22, 2023 by Patrick

The Renault R 39 was an upgrade of the Renault R 35. The Renault R 39 had the …

Posted February 22, 2023 (updated February 22, 2023) by Patrick

The name would suggest it had a reconnaissance role but the idea was to use these light tank …

Posted February 22, 2023 by Patrick

The Tank Museum in Bovington has an impressive collection of over 300 tanks on display like the Tiger …

Posted February 1, 2022 (updated June 22, 2023) by Pascal

Musée des Blindes in Saumur, France has one of the biggest collections of armored vehicles and tanks in …

Posted January 30, 2022 (updated October 27, 2024) by Pascal