Circa 1940- Interior view of a French Char FCM 2C super heavy tank. Soldier in foreground is manning a Hotchkiss machine gun.

 Image and Info sourced from BATRAC International.
taken from fb/The France and Flanders Campaign 1940

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ON THIS DAY: 8 JUNE 1941

The Syria-Lebanon Campaign begins during WWII. A British-led Allied force invaded both Syria and Lebanon to wrest control from Vichy France. The idea was to prevent Nazi Germany from controlling bases in the area to attack Egypt. 

The Vichy French fought vigorously against the Allies but surrendered on 14 July and handed over control of Levant territories to Free French forces. The campaign was a bloody affair with thousands of casualties but received little attention at the time and since due to the sensitive situation of Allied troops fighting former French allies.
taken from fb/History of War Magazine

Syria-Lebanon Campaign 

French soldier enjoys the comfort of a rocking chair while manning his machine gun post in an abandoned house "somewhere" in France.

 Info from BATRAC International.
taken from fb/Daniel del Moral/History of WW2