France's Terrifying Char B1 Tank Could Crush Nazi Armies—So Why Did France Lose To Germany? | The National Interest
![France, Ardennes, Stonne, Battle of Stone Memorial, French tank Char B1 Bis model weighing 31.5 tons, with a shield of 60 mm Stock Photo - Alamy France, Ardennes, Stonne, Battle of Stone Memorial, French tank Char B1 Bis model weighing 31.5 tons, with a shield of 60 mm Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E2A34N/france-ardennes-stonne-battle-of-stone-memorial-french-tank-char-b1-E2A34N.jpg)
France, Ardennes, Stonne, Battle of Stone Memorial, French tank Char B1 Bis model weighing 31.5 tons, with a shield of 60 mm Stock Photo - Alamy
![Char B1 Bis. The most famous B1 was the Eure (not pictured here), it survived 140 hits from German Panzers and managed to take out 13 of them in the process. A Char B1 Bis. The most famous B1 was the Eure (not pictured here), it survived 140 hits from German Panzers and managed to take out 13 of them in the process. A](https://i.redd.it/rcxgtc1cksp61.jpg)