Hello, may i ask if tank strength of French 4e and 7e DLM tank strength after rebuilt from 1er and 4e DLC respectively. I see 4e DLM apart from absorbing 1er DLC, also absorbed the armour of Groupment la Roche, what 's strength of that unit ?
And after rebuilding, what tank and number of tank did 4 and 7e DLM possessed on the eve of start of Fall Rot ? Thank
French 4e and 7e DLM strength in June 1940
Re: French 4e and 7e DLM strength in June 1940
Hi, Loic, thank and I forget I ask before.
1er DCR was practically destroyed in Fall Gelb, but I see she only received a Renault-35 battalion, did she get other reinforcement ? I see 2e DCR getting much more tanks after Gelb.
1er DCR was practically destroyed in Fall Gelb, but I see she only received a Renault-35 battalion, did she get other reinforcement ? I see 2e DCR getting much more tanks after Gelb.
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Re: French 4e and 7e DLM strength in June 1940
the 1st DCR was rebuilt with only a third of its initial fighting potential early june, never fought as a gathered armored division but rather by scattered skirmishing detachments destined to cover the withdraw of the remnants of the 7e Armée
10 R35 of 1er BCC and 5 more from the 53e joined the 14th and 18th june when 34e BCC reduced to only 8 had already lost 31 tanks the previous week
10 R35 of 1er BCC and 5 more from the 53e joined the 14th and 18th june when 34e BCC reduced to only 8 had already lost 31 tanks the previous week
Re: French 4e and 7e DLM strength in June 1940
Hi, Loic, thank for your help.Loïc wrote: ↑13 Jun 2021, 21:58the 1st DCR was rebuilt with only a third of its initial fighting potential early june, never fought as a gathered armored division but rather by scattered skirmishing detachments destined to cover the withdraw of the remnants of the 7e Armée
10 R35 of 1er BCC and 5 more from the 53e joined the 14th and 18th june when 34e BCC reduced to only 8 had already lost 31 tanks the previous week
From Lee Sharp book volume II, 1er DCR had received 25e and 34e BCC. 34e was normal R-35 tank battalion but 25e BCC had 24 x R-40 which had 37mm L35 gun with much better antitank capability in comparsion to normal R-35 which only had short barrelled 37mm L21 gun.
Apart from most powerful 4e DCR in early June 1940, 2eDCR seemed to be very strong armored force as she received 2 x R-35/40 battalions with total 59 x strong R-40 and 31 x obselote R-35, she only received 3 companies of Renault B2 and 1 company of H-39. Also she only received five Laffly W15 Tank destroyers.
Regarding 5 x rebuilt DLM, abeit so called division, but they only received less than 30 AFV, did their manpower still had 10000 men in June 1940 ? Thank
3e DIM still kept 13 x Schneider P-16 half-tracks and 13 x Panhard 178 and three left DLC still kept its Hotchkiss tanks and Panhard on the eve of Fall Rot ? Thank