TOUS LES PANHARD MILITAIRES 1914-1940

Examined from a military angle, the Panhard & Levassor company is best known for its armored cars. These, from the Panhard-Genty of the Morocco campaign in 1908 to the 1940 eight-wheeled prototype which would later give birth to the EBR, are of course present in this new work. But it is above all a completely unknown aspect of the production of the manufacturer of the avenue d'Ivry which is highlighted there: the Panhard vans and trucks having served under the flags from the dawn of the 20th century until the armistice of June 1940.

During the First World War, Panhard supplied the French armies with thousands of liaison cars and covered vans, as well as specialized vehicles: ambulance cars, squadron station wagons and above all remarkable four-wheel drive artillery tractors. During the interwar period in mainland France came the turn of gasifier trucks, the manufacturer of which had made a specialty of, while in Morocco in the 1930s, the large Panhard carriers adapted to hot countries crisscrossed the tracks following brand armored cars. Finally, during the rearmament period and the 1939-1940 campaign, Panhard, although it concentrated on the production of its famous discovery armored car (AMD 35), nevertheless produced several thousand 3.5 t and 5 t.

Historical documentation paying tribute to the French automotive industry in the service of National Defence.

This book is the fourth in a collection intended to cover all the vehicles used by the French army. Each book, very visual, presents all the models in a systematic way, according to a chronological classification, the main ones being restored in their period colors.