Char B at Stonne by David Pentland. SIG2689 By the time he was

By the time he was posted back to the West

the background is the enormous panorama of the Russian Steppe

Antique book plate print published in 1915 by Cassell & Co

except a few die-hard fanatical Nazis

The Battle of Hastings: While King Harold II was defeating the Norse invasion at the battle of Stamford Bridge in the north

Char B at Stonne by David Pentland. SIG2689 By the time he wasDP0262. Char B at Stonne by David Pentland. France, 15th 17th May 1940. The French offensive at Stonne was of vital importance following the German capture of Sedan. The French could use it as a base from which to launch long term attacks on the enemy bridgeheads. In this innocuous town, a vicious two day battle took place in which the Germans came face to face with the premier French tank, the Char B Bis for the only time. One of these tanks,