French Char B1 bis heavy tank, circa 1930sScuttled French Char B1 heavy tank in Beaumont, Belgium, 16 May 1940, photo 1 of 2A Belgian civilian and a German soldier looking at an abandoned French Char B1 heavy tank, Ermeton-sur-Biert, Belgium, mid-May 1940Scuttled French Char B1 heavy tank in Beaumont, Belgium, 16 May 1940, photo 2 of 2
French Char B1 bis heavy tank, circa 1930sScuttled French Char B1 heavy tank in Beaumont, Belgium, 16 May 1940, photo 1 of 2A Belgian civilian and a German soldier looking at an abandoned French Char B1 heavy tank, Ermeton-sur-Biert, Belgium, mid-May 1940Scuttled French Char B1 heavy tank in Beaumont, Belgium, 16 May 1940, photo 2 of 2
Abandoned Char B1 tank, France, 1940; note German Panzer II in background
Abandoned Char B1 tank, France, 1940; note German Panzer II in background
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