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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.
This list covers the equipment of the Belgian Army and the Force Publique of Belgian Congo, but not the Free Belgian Forces or Belgian mainland forces after October 1944, which was equipped completely by foreign forces.
30 gru 2004 · The French army of 1940 used Belgian motorcycles and side-cars from Gillet-Herstal and FN-Herstal. In Spring 1940 some Brossel TAL (heavy trucks to tow heavy artillery, 20-30t trailers and to tow damaged vehicles) were tested in Vincennes.
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.
28 lip 2006 · I am looking for informations concerning the belgian army during the blitzktieg of 1940. I am especially looking for the vehicules that were used: - Chevies trucks (and how do you make the difference between a dutch and belgian Chevrolet...) - GMC truck (Model 38?) - Brossel TAL artillery tractor. - FN 63-4RM trucks.
Belgian tanks & armored cars in May 1940. It was a small force to be reckowned with, with around 360 AFVs in service
It took place over 18 days in May 1940 and ended with the German occupation of Belgium following the surrender of the Belgian Army. On 10 May 1940, Germany invaded Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium under the operational plan Fall Gelb (Case Yellow).
