563:– the 37 mm ammunition was racked on the left hand side of the hull, the 7.5 mm ammunition on the right side in fifteen circular magazines with 150 rounds each; with usually an additional magazine on the machine-gun itself. The turret had a rotating cupola with a PPL RX 180 P visor but there was no hatch in the cupola though its top could be lifted a bit for better ventilation. Apart from the cupola there were protected vision devices, a binocular periscope and diascopes, to the front beside the gun and to each side. For access there was a hatch at the back of the turret. When opened, the commander could sit on it for better observation, but this left him very vulnerable and slow to reach the gun. The alternative was to fight closed-up, observing through the vertical slits or the visor of the hatchless cupola. The Cavalry liked neither this arrangement nor the weak gun. The latter problem was lessened by enlarging the breech so that special rounds with a larger charge could be used. This increased
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tank battalions equipped with the type, six were in matériel reserve and two used for driving training. Of the H39s, sixteen were used by the
Cavalry in North Africa and six in depot; 180 were fielded by four Infantry tank battalions and fourteen were in the Infantry matériel reserve. It was decided to concentrate most Allied production capacity for light tanks into the manufacture of a single type, and the Hotchkiss tank was chosen as it had the necessary mobility to be of use in the many armoured divisions the Entente planned to raise for the expected decisive summer offensive of 1941. To this end British and Portuguese heavy industry had to assist in producing the cast armour sections. It was hoped to increase production to 300 a month in October 1940, and even 500 a month from March 1941, the sections of 75 of which to be provided by Britain in exchange for a monthly delivery of nine
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638:(0.62 mi)); about 350 vehicles were (re)built with the better gun, among them about fifty H35s. The new gun became standard on the production lines in April. Before that, the trickle of longer guns becoming available had, from January 1940, gradually been fitted to the tanks of platoon, company and battalion commanders; about half of the commander vehicles in Hotchkiss units were modified in this way. It had been intended to fit the longer gun to all vehicles during the second half of 1940. After the war it was wrongly assumed for a time that
537:("Cletrac") of its Renault competitor, and it responded unpredictably to changes of direction. The brakes could not sufficiently compensate for this, being too weak, especially when driving down-slope. No less troublesome was the gearbox: it was difficult to engage the highest fifth gear and so the theoretical top speed of 28 km/h (17 mph) was rarely reached. There was one reverse gear. The inevitable rough handling of the tank by the driver resulted in much wear and tear. Mechanical reliability was poor.
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reserve reservoir, gave a range of 129 km (80 mi) or eight hours on a varied terrain. The engine was cooled by a centrifugal pump. Also a cooling fan drew air through the radiator and was also expected to cool the fuel tank. The trench-crossing capacity was 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in), the wading capacity 0.85 m (2 ft 9 in). On hard soil a slope of 75 percent could be climbed, on soft soil of 55 percent. Maximum tilt was 50 percent.
533:, avoiding shot traps, to optimise the chance of deflection but the protection levels did not satisfy the Infantry. Maximum armour thickness was not the specified 40 mm (1.6 in) but 34 mm (1.3 in). There were persistent quality problems, worsened by the fact that many subcontractors had to be used: at first the armour was made much too soft; when hardness was increased it became brittle and full of bubbles and hence weak spots.
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almost level engine deck, to accommodate it. The track and the suspension elements were improved, raising the weight to 12.1 t (11.9 long tons). This improved type was faster, with a top speed of 36.5 km/h (22.7 mph), but also proved much easier to drive. As this removed one of the objections of the
Infantry, it was first presented to the
602:; and it was decided on 18 February to let it succeed the original version from the 401st vehicle onwards, which was just as well as both in 1937 and 1938 an order had been made of two hundred vehicles and production had already started, the total orders of the improved type thereafter being expanded to nine hundred. The factory identifier however, was
556:-R turret was the same standard type as used on the R35 and R40 tanks, made of 40 mm (1.6 in) cast steel and armed with the short 37 mm SA 18 gun, which had a maximum armour penetration of only 23 mm (0.91 in). Traverse of the turret was with a handwheel. The commander sat in a saddle suspended from the turret.
760:. In May 1940 the type equipped in the Cavalry units two tank regiments (of 47) in each of the three Mechanised Light Divisions and served as AMR in the 9th and 25th Mechanised Infantry Division (sixteen vehicles for each), 3rd DLM (22 H35s and 47 H39s) and in three of the five Cavalry Light Divisions (sixteen vehicles each for the
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The new subtype differed from the original one in having a raised and more angular engine deck (in later production vehicles with crosswise instead of longitudinal ventilation slits on the right side); a range decreased to 120 km (75 mi); closed idler wheels; tracks 2 cm (0.79 in)
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For political reasons however, stopping production of the tank was unacceptable. As a result the first three hundred vehicles of the production run were offered to the
Cavalry, which was forced to accept them because it would not have been granted a budget for other tanks anyway. As the cavalry units
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As the
Cavalry wanted an even higher top speed, it was decided to bring to fruition experiments already conducted from October 1936 to install a more powerful engine. A new prototype was built in 1937, with a 120 hp engine instead of the 78 hp one. The hull was enlarged, giving it a higher
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without turret. It was tested until 4 March 1935, when it was replaced by the second identical prototype to be tested until 6 May. Both had to be rejected because new specifications had been made on 21 June 1934 that increased the desired armour thickness to 40 mm (1.6 in). On 27 June 1935
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received fifteen
Hotchkiss H39 tanks, which formed the bulk of the 101st Independent Tank Company, which was used in the counter-partisan role. The unit operated in the Ukraine, Belarus and Poland and was finally disbanded after losing 30% of its tanks to enemy action and having to destroy the rest
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640 Hotchkiss tanks had been delivered. The inventories deviate slightly: of the 300 H35s allocated to the
Cavalry, 232 were fielded by ten cavalry squadrons, 44 were in depot, eight in factory overhaul and sixteen in North Africa. Of the hundred used by the Infantry, ninety were fielded by the two
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The suspension consisted of three bogies per side—each formed of two bell cranks arranged as "scissors" with springs at the top. Each bogie carried two rubber-rimmed wheels. The first ten production vehicles, which can be considered as forming a separate pre-series, had curved bogie sides; in later
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The rear of the hull formed an engine room, separated from the fighting compartment by a fireproof bulkhead. The tank was powered by a 78 hp six-cylinder 86 x 100 3485 cc engine which was on the left of the engine compartment. A 160-litre fuel tank on the right, combined with a twenty litres
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The first series vehicle was again extensively and intensively tested until 4 December 1936. The testing soon showed that its cross-country handling qualities were unacceptably poor; it proved impossible to safely steer the vehicle on a uneven surface, posing an extreme danger to nearby friendly
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There was a crew of two. The driver sat at the right front, behind a large cast double hatch and next to the combined gearbox and steering unit. Behind him was a round escape hatch in the bottom of the hull. Driving the vehicle was very hard work. The
Hotchkiss lacked the Cleveland differential
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On 6 November 1935 a first order was made for 200 vehicles. Though it should have been completed between July 1936 and July 1937, the first production vehicle was in fact delivered on 12 September 1936. A first additional order had already been made of 92 on 7 September 1936, to be completed in
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A modernisation programme was initiated in early 1940. Besides the fitting of episcopes, tails and some radio sets, this included the gradual introduction of a longer L/35 37 mm SA38 gun with a much improved anti-tank capability which gave 30 mm (1.2 in) penetration at 1 km
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The
Hotchkiss H35 was 4.22 m (13 ft 10 in) long, 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) wide and 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) tall and weighing 10.6–11.4 t (10.4–11.2 long tons). The hull consisted of six cast armour sections, bolted together: the engine deck, the fighting
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vehicles the bogies had straight sides. The bogies superficially resembled the R35 type, but used horizontal helical springs instead of rubber cylinders. The sprocket was at the front, the idler—which itself was sprung to automatically control tension—at the rear. There were two top rollers.
435:. On 2 August 1933 the specifications were issued: a weight of 6 long tons (6.1 t) and 30 mm (1.2 in) armour protection all around. Three prototypes were ordered from Hotchkiss, but the French industry as a whole was also invited to provide alternative proposals for a
392:. Despite having been designed from 1933 as a rather slow but well-armoured light infantry support tank, the type was initially rejected by the French Infantry because steering proved difficult during cross-country use, and was instead adopted in 1936 by the French Cavalry arm.
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to about 600 m/s (2,000 ft/s) and maximum penetration to about 30 mm (1.2 in). Only a small number of the tanks, and limited to the
Cavalry, were modified however, because it greatly increased barrel wear. In the spring of 1940 the original diascopes of the
399:, which from 1940 was also fitted with a longer, more powerful 37 mm gun. It was intended to make this improved variant the standard light tank, with at least four thousand produced to equip new armoured divisions of both the Cavalry and the Infantry arms, but due to the
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November 1937. A third one of 108 vehicles followed on 23 January 1937, to be completed in
September 1938. These vehicles had the series number 40000 to 40400. By 1 January 1937 132 hulls had been produced. None of these had at that date yet been fitted with a turret.
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company under its own initiative presented a plan to produce a lighter design—this was made possible by the application of a new technology to produce cast steel sections to construct an entire hull. On 30 June 1933, this proposal was approved by the
784:, the latter with the H39 variant. Most Hotchkiss tanks were thus concentrated in larger motorised units, in the armoured divisions supplementing the core of heavier tanks, though they were mismatched: the slower H35s fought alongside the swifter
804:. In May deliveries peaked at 122; a recently discovered picture of a Hotchkiss tank with series number 41200 indicates that in June at least 121 were produced for a total of at least 1,200 vehicles, not including prototypes.
788:, whereas the faster H39s joined the slow Char B1s. The vast majority of these vehicles still had the short gun. Several ad hoc and reconstituted units were formed with the type after the invasion. These included
894:, consisting of one SOMUA S35 and four Hotchkiss tanks. They were later disbanded, with the tanks being dispersed for use as fortifications and the crews used to form two batteries of Stug III Gs (741 and 742).
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would be making more use of the road network and of mounted infantry, its cross-country handling problem was of less consequence. The H 35 was, at 28 km/h (17 mph), also somewhat faster than the
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infantry. The Infantry therefore initially rejected any further procurement. Eventually, in 1937, it decided to accept only the last hundred tanks to equip just two battalions with the type: the
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compartment, the front of the hull, the back of the hull and two longitudinal sections left and right forming the bottom. The hull was made water-tight by cementing these sections together with
610:. The factory designation has caused much confusion; this was still officially the same tank as the H35, only in a later variant; even at the time, many began to refer to it as the
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wider at 27 cm (11 in); metal instead of rubber wheel treads; a new exhaust silencer directed to the back and larger, more reliable and effective ventilators.
721:, after having landed on 7 May. After the temporary liberation of that city, the twelve remaining vehicles were withdrawn to Britain on 8 June, where they joined the
998:. In June 1943, 361 Hotchkiss tanks were still listed in the German Army inventories as 37 mm gun tanks; this number had decreased to sixty in December 1944.
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the commission approved the type on the provision that the necessary changes would be made. On 19 August the third prototype was delivered, equipped with a cast
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In 1926, it had been decided to provide armour support to the regular infantry divisions by creating autonomous tank battalions equipped with a light and cheap
953:, an artillery officer who was a mechanical engineer by trade. He had experience making similar conversions with captured Belgian and British vehicles. His
1195:, France. It is a turretless chassis, probably a remnant of the Dunkerque gap fighting in May–June 1940. The tank was dredged in late 2008 at low tide. The
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500:, which was capable of 20 km/h (12 mph), although in practice its average speed was lower than that of the R 35 because of its inferior gear box.
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Three Hotchkiss H39 tanks had been exported by France to Poland in July 1939 for testing by the Polish Bureau of Technical Studies of Armoured Weapons (
864:; most for occupation duty. Like the French, the Germans made no clear distinction between a H38 and a H39; and fitted many with a cupola with a hatch.
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753:. This can be compared to the planned production of the R40: 120 per month, reflecting the little importance now attached to infantry support.
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890:(tank platoons) 217, 218 and 219, which were attached to the 20th Mountain Army in February 1942. The platoons were the same as those of
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vehicles, that for want of a better type had been used to form the bulk of the first two Cavalry armoured divisions. As the new medium
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was initially produced in very limited numbers, until early 1939 the Hotchkiss equipped three of the four divisional tank regiments.
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on 31 January 1939 to see whether the original negative decision could be changed. The commission indeed accepted the type, the
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The sole surviving unmodified Hotchkiss H35 was discovered in December 2008, 200 meters off the coast, at Sainte-Cecile beach,
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a Hotchkiss serves as a monument restored with a Renault R35 turret, fitted with a dummy gun. Another tank is displayed at
780:. In the Infantry it equipped the two autonomous battalions mentioned above and two battalions of 45 in each of the three
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This allowed the Renault company to beat Hotchkiss in delivering the first prototype, which later was developed into the
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In 1942 a project was launched to make use of French equipment as carrier platforms for heavier guns, directed by Major
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914:. Tanks used in France for various training and security units also got caught in the fighting in Normandy, such as
883:, equipped with Hotchkiss tanks. In 1944, three of its vehicles were converted to 7.5 cm self-propelled guns.
709:, the German invasion of that country, having first been intended to form part of an expeditionary force to assist
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986:, all to be used by units in France. Some vehicles were modified into munition carriers or artillery tractors (
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Boisdron, Mathieu (December 2010). "Le Blindorama : La genèse de la force blindée bulgare 1935 - 1943".
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plans to recover this tank for display in the museum, but its recovery has proved very difficult and costly.
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light tanks, the type the Bulgarians really desired. After the war these vehicles were used by police units.
717:. This autonomous company, equipped with fifteen H39s, all with short guns, fought in the later phase of the
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1248:. In France itself the Musée des Blindés at Saumur has a vehicle in a running condition; at the base of
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In the Cavalry arm, the main user at first, the Hotchkiss tanks replaced as main combat tanks the light
446:. On 18 January 1935, the first Hotchkiss prototype, not yet made of armour steel, was presented to the
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due to lack of fuel and spares. The unit returned to Hungary from Warsaw in September–October 1944.
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was developed which type however, proved to be neither particularly light nor cheap. In 1933, the
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After the war, some Hotchkiss tanks were used by French security forces in the colonies, such as
729:. This was an exception in June 1940, with most units returning to France. In 1940 and 1941 this
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and it is only possible to refer to the latter with historical accuracy in an informal sense.
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and were allowed to remain there under the armistice conditions; another five were hidden in
796:(47). Most of these later units were equipped with new vehicles built with the long gun, but
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In North Africa, 27 vehicles (thirteen H35 and fourteen H39) were officially serving in the
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The tank carried about 100 rounds for the gun, and 2,400 rounds for the coaxial 7.5 mm
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was the official name of the tank with the new engine but without the new gun and that
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turret and featuring a redesigned hull; it was tested until 20 September and accepted.
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1963:
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François Vauvillier, 2007, "Notre Cavalerie Mécanique à son Apogée le 10 Mai 1940",
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in June 1940, total production of both subtypes was limited to about 1200 vehicles.
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light tanks. The regiment subsequently joined the Allies and was re-equipped with
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for training purposes, when it proved to be impossible to find 25 unmodified
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From 1938 an improved version was produced with a more powerful engine, the
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suspension of the other vehicle; but this option was ultimately rejected.
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François Vauvillier, 2011, "Gamelin impose le Hotchkiss à la Cavalerie",
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1152:, and occupation forces in Germany. Ten H39s were clandestinely sold to
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1272:, the Yad la-Shiryon Museum shows one of the tanks used by the IDF. In
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type were gradually replaced with episcopes, offering more protection.
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displays one of the vehicles used by the Bulgarian police forces. In
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in 1940. A second vehicle in Norway is part of the collection of the
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1470:"Panzerabteilung 206 and Panzer-Ersatz Abteilung 100 - Feldgrau.net"
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In 1943 the Germans, against objections, delivered nineteen H39s to
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Additional vehicles were sent to Finland as part of the independent
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About 550 Hotchkiss tanks were captured and used by the Germans as
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According to the official army acceptance lists, at the start of
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French armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II
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1623:. AFV Weapons Profile No. 36. Windsor: Profile Publications.
994:). A special artillery observation vehicle created, was the
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was the name of the type that had both major improvements.
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were further modified by the Germans during World War II.
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however, in contemporary use indicated the same type as
1120:. They fought the Allies during the opening stages of
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http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_French_Tanks.pdf
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http://www.fireandfury.com/orbats/late21pzd6jun44.pdf
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Rejection by the Infantry and adoption by the Cavalry
1640:(in French). Ballainvilliers: Editions du Barbotin.
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Panzerkampfwagen 35H(f) mit 28/32 cm Wurfrahmen
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1502:(in French). No. 40. Caraktère. pp. 4–7.
1164:in 1948. At least one remained in service with the
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1386:Pascal Danjou, 2006, "Les Hotchkiss H35 Réarmés",
902:German H35/39s also saw action in Yugoslavia with
772:). Furthermore, sixteen vehicles were part of the
727:1e Compagnie de Chars de Combat de la France Libre
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1087:In 1942, the Germans delivered a small number to
1023:in 1939 the Hotchkiss tanks, together with three
1449:"FMP - German Assault Gun Batteries 1943 - 1944"
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984:10,5 cm leFH18(Sf) auf GeschĂĽtzwagen 39H(f)
904:7.SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen"
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1019:) with a view to a larger purchase. During the
1529:(in Hungarian). Hermanos KiadĂł. Archived from
1180:have survived to this present day, all of the
1035:J. Jakubowicz, formed on 14 September 1939 in
972:7,5 cm PaK40(Sf) auf GeschĂĽtzwagen 39H(f)
957:converted 24 Hotchkiss tanks in 1942 into the
935:7,5 cm PaK40(Sf) auf GeschĂĽtzwagen 39H(f)
448:Commission d'Expérience du Matériel Automobile
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1523:"A 101-s harckocsiszázad vázlatos történelme"
1280:has a Hotchkiss tank which was captured from
596:Commission d'Expérimentations de l'Infanterie
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1659:(in French). Boulogne-Billancourt: E.T.A.I.
661:it was, for a time, considered to create an
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701:or "Independent Tank Company") was sent to
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1335:Histoire de Guerre, Blindés & Matériel
1176:One Hotchkiss H35 and nine Hotchkiss H35s
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2078:Military vehicles introduced in the 1930s
1778:French armoured fighting vehicles of the
1676:Les véhicules blindés français, 1900–1944
1017:Biuro Badań Technicznych Broni Pancernych
800:also deployed twenty-two old H35s in its
1059:Two vehicles were exported by France to
268:34 mm (hull) (45mm on 1939 version)
1401:Histoire de Guerre, Blindés et Matériel
1388:Histoire de Guerre, Blindés et Matériel
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1051:armies, largely due to fuel shortages.
604:Char léger Hotchkiss modèle 38 série D
1621:Chars Hotchkiss H35 H39 and Somua S35
699:Compagnie Autonome de Chars de Combat
7:
1238:bought a vehicle from the Norwegian
266:40 mm (turret)(45mm on 1939 version)
1590:"Sous le sable... un char d'assaut"
1431:Panzers in Finland – Kari Kuusela,
1266:National Museum of Military History
1132:in November 1942, destroying three
848:A Hotchkiss used by the Germans in
733:fought against Vichy troops in the
600:Char léger modèle 1935 H modifié 39
578:Char léger modèle 1935 H modifié 39
479:A Hotchkiss H35 at an unknown date.
397:Char léger modèle 1935 H modifié 39
227:4.22 m (13 ft 10 in)
38:Char léger modèle 1935 H modifié 39
2063:Light tanks of the interwar period
1114:1e RĂ©giment de Chasseurs d'Afrique
968:self-propelled anti-tank artillery
924:200. Beute-SturmgeschĂĽtz-Abteilung
756:These plans were disrupted by the
606:, its predecessor having been the
512:An abandoned Hotchkiss H39 in 1940
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1697:. London: Brown Packaging Books.
920:Panzer –Ersatz und Ausb. Abt. 100
657:Parallel to the development of a
433:Conseil Consultatif de l'Armement
243:2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
235:1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
490:38e Bataillon de Chars de Combat
31:
1241:Arquebus Krigshistoriske Museum
1039:, Poland. The unit joined the "
996:Panzerbeobachtungswagen 38H (f)
1027:tanks, were organised into an
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1:
1619:Bingham, Major James (1971).
1140:medium tanks in summer 1943.
697:In April 1940 the 342e CACC (
549:was 37 cm (15 in).
454:; it was a machine gun-armed
422:. For this role at first the
2053:World War II tanks of France
1655:Jeudy, Jean-Gabriel (1997).
933:Rommel in 1944 inspecting a
629:Free French H39s during the
2073:Light tanks of the Cold War
862:Panzerkampfwagen 38H 735(f)
858:Panzerkampfwagen 35H 734(f)
834:Panzerkampfwagen 38H 735(f)
818:Panzerkampfwagen 38H 735(f)
2101:
1210:tank is on display at the
1031:"half company" unit under
988:Artillerieschlepper 38H(f)
908:12. Panzer-Kompanie z.b.V.
529:. The casting allowed for
368:28 km/h (17 mph)
330:horizontal helical springs
184:September 1936 – June 1940
2022:
1695:Armored Fighting Vehicles
1693:Trewhitt, Philip (1999).
1678:(in French). Paris: EPA.
1235:The Wheatcroft Collection
1232:. In England the private
1156:– they were shipped from
1124:, the Allied invasion of
1021:German invasion of Poland
976:self-propelled artillery
665:by adopting the improved
255:
59:Place of origin
30:
2068:World War II light tanks
1552:David.B (28 June 2014).
1368:AFV Profile No. 36 p. 16
1350:AFV Profile No. 36 p. 18
381:Char léger modèle 1935 H
358:129 km (80 mi)
1674:Touzin, Pierre (1979).
1636:Danjou, Pascal (2006).
1500:Batailles & Blindés
1359:AFV Profile No 36 p. 20
1284:in the summer of 1944.
990:) or rocket-launchers (
820:used by the Germans in
283:(SA 38 on 1939 version)
140:1947–1949 Palestine war
1918:Renault UE Chenillette
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912:I./Panzer-Regiment 202
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1558:Tank Encyclopedia
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1734:(in French)
1594:Le Parisien
1390:N°74, p. 81
963:Panzerjäger
832:Overturned
723:Free French
525:mixed with
504:Description
498:Renault R35
444:Renault R35
410:Development
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192: built
2047:Categories
1884:halftracks
1794:Renault FT
1288:References
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1182:modifié 39
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1158:Marseilles
1138:M4 Sherman
1130:Casablanca
1033:lieutenant
838:Yugoslavia
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715:Winter War
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327:Suspension
205:modifié 39
2004:Somua S40
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1629:697806152
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1230:Rena leir
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978:with the
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452:Vincennes
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308:Hotchkiss
289:Secondary
158:Hotchkiss
77:1936–1952
2014:ARL V 39
1537:26 April
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276:armament
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181:Produced
163:Designed
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1984:Char G1
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1860:Char D1
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106:Croatia
102:Hungary
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1979:S35 CA
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1939:FCM F1
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304:Engine
262:Armour
240:Height
224:Length
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90:Poland
86:France
63:France
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1041:Dubno
739:Syria
519:Aslic
354:range
314:78 hp
232:Width
195:±1200
122:Syria
1699:ISBN
1680:ISBN
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1565:2024
1539:2014
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1433:ISBN
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216:Mass
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132:Wars
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1738:H35
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