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The Belgian Army had approximately 200 combat vehicles at the time of the German invasion in May 1940. The vehicles were distributed among infantry and cavalry divisions for use as support weapons. The Belgian Army viewed their combat vehicles as defensive weapons.
The following is a list of Belgian military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. On 10 May 1940, Nazi Germany, which aimed to dominate Europe, attacked Belgium as part of their war with France. By 28 May 1940 the Belgian mainland had ...
44 vehicles went through a mid-life update to extend the service-life until 2035, the vehicle received a ballistic armour upgrade, mine protection, Slat armour, a 12.7mm remote weapon station and an engine upgrade.
The Belgian Army had approximately 200 combat vehicles at the time of the German invasion in May 1940. The vehicles were distributed among infantry and cavalry divisions for use as support weapons. The Belgian Army viewed their combat vehicles as defensive weapons.
By 1970, however, Belgium only fielded a single corps (1 Belgian Corps – part of the NATO North Army Group known as NORTHAG) of just two divisions (the 1st Infantry and 16th Armoured Divisions), each of two brigades.
What the Belgian army left to the new Congolese army were modified M8 armoured cars, M3A1 armoured scout cars, some armoured trucks, Minerva Landrovers (Belgian Land rover) with scores of modifications, CJ-3B jeep and even a rare caterpilla bulldozer based improvised tank.
Belgian tanks & armored cars in May 1940. It was a small force to be reckowned with, with around 360 AFVs in service
