Once he had destroyed the entire company—11 Panzer IIIs and two Panzer IVs in all—Billotte continued his advance and added two 37-millimeter anti-tank guns to the tally. By 7:00 A.M., Stonne was back ...

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 ...

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.

The French Char B1 Bis was heavy, slow, and outdated compared to Germany’s fast panzers. Yet, at Stonne, Captain Billotte’s ...