Artifact Detail

A Hotchkiss H39 Sits on a Road
Photograph
World War 2
This H39 is more accurately called the 'Char Léger Hotchkiss Modèle 38 Série D'. It has it's engine access hatches open so it's unlikely that it is moving.
Probably Authentic
Related: Tank
Related Facts
The internal combustion engine, armour plate, and caterpillar track were prerequisites to the development of the first tank.