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| title (item) | field_cer_web | field_cer_navbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARL 44 |
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ARL 44, 503e REGIMENT DE CHARS DE COMBAT, PARIS, JULY 14, 1951
The 503e RCC received the first of the new ARL 44 tanks to replace their worn-out Panther tanks in
1951. They took part in the July 14, 1951 Bastille Day parade along the Champs-Élysées. The ARL
44s were usually named after famous battles or war heroes, in this case “GalDELESTRAIN” after
Général Charles Delestraint, a member of the French Resistance killed by the Gestapo in 1945. His
name is misspelled on the tank. In 1949, the French Army returned to the use of vert armée as its
standard vehicle color.
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