Type of armored car in French units oversea 1940

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Kelvin
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Type of armored car in French units oversea 1940

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Post by Kelvin » 24 Jan 2020, 15:26

Hi, I know French 191st and 192nd Infantry divisions each had 8 x Panhard 165-/175 TOE in its GAM but I see they also had 12 x Laffly 50 armored cars in Levant, but which unit had those Laffly 50 ?

I see 3rd Africa Chasseur Regiment in Tunisia had 16 x Laffly Vincennes 80 armoured car, any other in Units ?

And also see 25 x Laffly S15 TOE in North Africa, where are they distributed ? Thank

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Post by Loïc » 25 Jan 2020, 19:06

hello

according to GBM 76 the 25 Laffly S 15 TOE for North Africa were distribued
8 to the automobile company of the 1er REI
5 to the 5th Squadron of the 1er REC
4 each to the Goum Motorisé de Tunisie, 1ère and 2e Compagnie Saharienne Portée

Both 191e and 192e GRDI had 7 Panhard TOE each while the 11 White-Laffly coming from France early june 1940 joined the 8e GAM according to GBM 120


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Re: Type of armored car in French units oversea 1940

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Post by Kelvin » 26 Jan 2020, 10:38

Loïc wrote:
25 Jan 2020, 19:06
hello

according to GBM 76 the 25 Laffly S 15 TOE for North Africa were distribued
8 to the automobile company of the 1er REI
5 to the 5th Squadron of the 1er REC
4 each to the Goum Motorisé de Tunisie, 1ère and 2e Compagnie Saharienne Portée

Both 191e and 192e GRDI had 7 Panhard TOE each while the 11 White-Laffly coming from France early june 1940 joined the 8e GAM according to GBM 120
Hi, Loic, thank so much for your help,very much appreciated. Do you know if what type and how many AFV did 3rd Africa Chasseur Regiment (3e RCA) and 2nd Foreign Legion Cavalry Regiment (2e REC) possessed in this period ? Thank

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Re: Type of armored car in French units oversea 1940

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Post by PT Dockyard » 26 Mar 2020, 15:01

Here is a video from Luce showing Italian forces moving forward in 1941. At 00:16 a Laffly S15 runs across the screen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-FV_Zv ... e=youtu.be

How did the Italians get this?

Dave

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