Battle of Dompaire

[Panzermechaniker]

Until I started delving into my present project tank Free French M4A3 (76)"Champagne" I had never heard of this battle. It was a very serious defeat for the Germans. "Champagne" was knocked out but all the crew survived and there is an interview with the driver of her and an explanation of exactly how the Panther got her. So while researching as much as I can for an idea of the general weathering and how the storage was placed on the French Shermans and having unearthed a lot of still images I finally stumbled upon this superb documentary. Although it is in French it is an excellent combination of actual footage, beautiful fully functioning restored French Shermans, Wolverines, halftracks and support vehicles. Plus some very good footage of Panthers and P-47s in action. Not the usual AI produced YT video footage with the same old shots that aren't even relevant to the subject. Here is the link. My French is basically non-existent these days. Maybe 50 words so I'll link a short video in English that is very good on describing how the whole battle went. The researching the history is one of the best benefits of this RC tank hobby. It's well worth an hour's time

The documentary

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and the English video on how the battle was waged

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