List of World War II weapons of France explained

This is a list of French military equipment in the Second World War.

Handguns

• MAB Model A
• MAB Model D pistol
• Modèle 1935 pistol
• Star Model 14
• MAS 1873 revolver
• Modèle 1892 revolver
• Ruby pistol
• Beretta Model 1935
• Luger P08
• Walther P38
• Walther PPK
• Smith & Wesson Model 10
• Nagant M1895
• FN M1910
• FN M1922

Rifles

• Fusil Automatique Modele 1917
• Lebel Model 1886/93 long rifle
• Lebel M1886/93R35 (cut down to mousqueton)
• Fusil MAS36
• Fusil MAS36 CR39
• M1917 Enfield, supplied by the US through Lend-lease to Free French forces
• M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
• Meunier rifle
• De Lisle Carbine
• M1 carbine
• M1 Garand
• Mauser k98k
• Ross Rifle
• STG 44
• Fusil Berthier M1907/15 M34
• Berthier Mousqueton M1892/1916
• Fusil Berthier M1907/15 modifié 1916

Submachine guns

• MAS-38
• ETVS submachine gun
• Erma EMP-35
• Thompson M1928 and M1928A1
• MP 28
• MP40 Captured from German troops
• Delacre machine pistol
• Sten

Machine guns

• Breda Model 30 Captured from Italian troops
• Bren light machine gun - supplied by the British
• Chauchat
• FM-24/29
• MAC 1931
• MAC 1934
• Model 1924/1929D machine gun
• St. Étienne Mle 1907
• Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié machine gun
• Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun
• Reibel machine gun
• 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun
• Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun
• Darne machine gun
• Lewis
• MG 42
• Madsen
• Vicker

Anti-Tank weapons

• Boys anti-tank rifle
• 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun
• 47 mm APX anti-tank gun
• AC 37 anti-tank gun
• AC 47 anti-tank gun
• 47 mm Model 1931 anti-tank gun
• Canon de 75 modèle 1897 modifié 1933

Anti-Aircraft weapons

• Darne machine gun
• Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun
• Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
• 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-aircraft gun
  • Canon anti-aérien de 75mm modèle 1939

Artillery

• Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP
• Lahitolle 95 mm cannon
• Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modele 1909 Schneider
• Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modele 1919 Schneider
• Canon de 105 court mle 1934 Schneider
• Canon de 105 court mle 1935 B
• Canon de 105 L mle 1936 Schneider
• Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider
• Canon de 155 C modèle 1915 St. Chamond
• Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider
• Canon de 155mm GPF
• Canon de 194 mle GPF
• Canon de 65 M (montagne) modele 1906
• Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1919 Schneider
• Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1928
• Canon de 75 modèle 1897
• Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider

Grenades and mines

• F1 grenade (France)
• Modèle 1939 (mine)

Mortars

• Brandt Mle 1935
• Brandt mle 27/31
• Lance Grenades de 50 mm modèle 37
• Mortier de 150 mm T Mle 1917 Fabry

Armoured vehicles

Armoured cars

• AM Gendron SOMUA 39
• AMC Schneider P 16
• AMD Laffly 80AM
• AMD Panhard 165
• AMDL Panhard
• Berliet VUDB
• Berliet VUDB4
• Citroen-Kegresse M23
• Laffly S15 TOE
• Laffly 50AM
• Panhard 178

Armoured personnel carriersArmoured personnel carriers

• Lorraine 37L \ 38L

Armoured utility vehicles

• Renault UE Chenillette
• Lorraine 37L

Tanks

Light tanks

• AMR 33
• AMR 35
• FCM 36
• Hotchkiss H35, and derived variants
• Renault FT
• Renault R-35
• Renault R-40
• Char D1

Medium tanks

• Char D2

Cavalry tanks

• SOMUA S35^[1]
• Char G1 (Prototype)

Armoured combat tanks

• AMC 34
• AMC 35

Heavy tanks

• Char B1
• Char 2C
• AMX M4 (Prototype for the AMX 50.)
• AMX 50 (Later replace with the AMX 30.)
• FCM F1 (Prototype)

See also

• List of French World War II military equipment

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beckhusen . Robert . France's Somua S35 Was a Better Tank, so Why Did Nazi Germany Beat Them? . The National Interest . 26 April 2020 . en . 5 September 2019.