A French S-35 guarding the Maginot Line. French General Huntziger is inside of this particular unit stack.
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The Somua 1935 is a powerful tank. It is a very fast tank compared to the German ones and is the best tank that the French had when WWII broke out. Their other tank is the R-35. This type of tank was not retired from service till the year 1945 - lasting till the end of WW2, which is roughly 10 years of duty helping out in the defense of France.