French tank crew members clad in American-made uniforms  scrambling into their newly-acquired US Sherman tank provided by America's Lend Lease program.

French Tankers

A monstrous French 68-ton Char 2C or Char de Rupture (breakthrough tank) of 51. Bataillon de Chars de Combat, captured by the Germans in the Champagne, summer 1940. Only ten of these were build, all were named after historical French provinces. The vehicle in the picture is tank 91 &quot;Provence&quot;.

Char 2C

French officers inspecting French tank division's crew members  standing proudly at attention in front of their newly-acquired US tanks.(rudeerude)