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Armored Fighting Vehicle Strengths
10 May 1940
 
1e Division Cuirassι (1st Armored Division)
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25e BCC – – 45 – – – – – – – –
26e BCC – – 45 – – – – – – – –
28e BCC – – – – – – 35 – – – –
37e BCC – – – – – – 33 – – – –
2e Division Cuirassι (2nd Armored Division)
R-35 H-35 H-39 S-35 FCM 36 D2 B1 2C FT-17 P-178 AMR
8e BCC – – – – – – 35 – – – –
14e BCC – – 45 – – – – – – – –
15e BCC – – – – – – 35 – – – –
27e BCC – – 45 – – – – – – – –
3e Division Cuirassι (3rd Armored Division)
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41e BCC – – – – – – 35 – – – –
42e BCC – – 45 – – – – – – – –
45e BCC – – 45 – – – – – – – –
49e BCC – – – – – – 35 – – – –
4e Division Cuirassι (4th Armored Division)
R-35 H-35 H-39 S-35 FCM 36 D2 B1 2C FT-17 P-178 AMR
2e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
19e BCC – – – – – 45 – – – – –
24e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
44e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
46e BCC – – – – – – 25 – – – –
47e BCC – – – – – – 25 – – – –
1e Division Lιgθre Mιchanique (1st Light Mechanized Division)
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4e Cuirassiers – 40 – 40 – – – – – – –
4e Dragons – – – – – – – – – – 60
6e Cuirassiers – – – – – – – – – 40 –
18e Dragons – 40 – 40 – – – – – – –
2e Division Lιgθre Mιchanique (2nd Light Mechanized Division)
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1e Dragons – – – – – – – – 60 – –
8e Cuirassiers – – – – – – – – – 40 –
13e Dragons – 40 – 40 – – – – – – –
29e Dragons – 40 – 40 – – – – – – –
3e Division Lιgθre Mιchanique (3rd Light Mechanized Division)
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1e Cuirassiers – – 40 40 – – – – – – –
2e Cuirassiers – – 40 40 – – – – – – –
12e Cuirassiers – – – – – – – – – 40 –
11e Dragons – 60 – – – – – – – – –
1e Division Lιgθre de Cavalerie (1st Light Cavalry Division)
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1er RAM – 12 – – – – – – – 12 –
5e Dragons – – – – – – – – – – 20
2e Division Lιgθre de Cavalerie (2nd Light Cavalry Division)
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2er RAM – 12 – – – – – – – 12 –
3e Dragons – – – – – – – – – – 20
3e Division Lιgθre de Cavalerie (3rd Light Cavalry Division)
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3er RAM – 12 – 3 – – – – – 12 –
2e Dragons – – – – – – – – – – –
4e Division Lιgθre de Cavalerie (4th Light Cavalry Division)
R-35 H-35 H-39 S-35 FCM 36 D2 B1 2C FT-17 P-178 AMR
4er RAM – 12 – – – – – – – 12 –
14e Dragons – – – – – – – – – – 20
5e Division Lιgθre de Cavalerie (5th Light Cavalry Division)
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5er RAM – – 12 – – – – – – 12 –
15e Dragons – – – – – – – – – – 20
Independent Units
R-35 H-35 H-39 S-35 FCM 36 D2 B1 2C FT-17 P-178 AMR
1e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
3e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
4e BCC – – – – 45 – – – – – –
5e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
6e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
7e BCC – – – – 45 – – – – – –
9e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
10e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
11e BCC – – – – – – – – 63 – –
12e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
13e BCC – 45 – – – – – – – – –
16e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
17e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
18e BCC – – – – – – – – 63 – –
20e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
21e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
22e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
23e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
29e BCC – – – – – – – – 63 – –
30e BCC – – – – – – – – 63 – –
31e BCC – – – – – – – – 63 – –
32e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
33e BCC – – – – – – – – 63 – –
34e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
35e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
36e BCC – – – – – – – – 63 – –
38e BCC – 45 – – – – – – – – –
39e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
40e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
43e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
48e BCC 45 – – – – – – – – – –
51e BCC – – – – – – – 6 – – –
Coloniale Bn – – – – – – – – 63 – –
342e Cia A – – 15 – – – – – – – –
343e Cia A – – – – – – – – 10 – –
344e Cia A – – – – – – – – 10 – –
345e Cia A – – – – – 15 – – – – –
346e Cia A – – – – – 15 – – – – –
347e Cia A – – – – – – 11 – – – –
348e Cia A – – – – – – 11 – – – –
349e Cia A – – – – – – 11 – – – –
350e Cia A – – – – – – – – 10 – –
351e Cia A – – 15 – – – – – – – –
352e Cia A – – – – – – 11 – – – –
353e Cia A – – – – – – 11 – – – –
1e GRDI – – – – – – – – – 12 20
2e GRDI – 20 – – – – – – – 12 –
3e GRDI – – – – – – – – – 12 20
4e GRDI – – – – – – – – – 12 20
5e GRDI – 20 – – – – – – – 12 –
6e GRDI – – – – – – – – – 12 20
7e GRDI – – – – – – – – – 12 20
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Notes:
BCC = Bataillon de Chars de Combat (Tank Battalion)
GRDI = Group de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie (Reconnaissance Battalion of Infantry Division)
RAM = Rιgiment Auto-Mitrailleuses (Armored Car Regiment)
Cia A = Compangnie Autonome de Chars (Independent Tank Company)
Figures do not include sizeable French tanks units in North Africa and the Levent, nor depτt and training tanks.
Source:
Steven J. Zaloga
"Blitzkrieg - Armour Camouflage and Markings, 1939-1940"
Arms &Armour Press, London, 1980
 
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