French tank memorial at Cholera Crossroads on the Aisne
The French National Tank Monument. This memorial at Le Choléra crossroads commemorates the French armoured forces of 1917-18 and their commander Général Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne. Général Estienne is known in France as “Père des Chars” - Father of the Tank. The monument is located on the site of the Ferme du Choléra, the base for the deployment of the first French tank attack on 16 April 1917.
Size: 3360px × 2688px
Location: D925, 02190 Berry-au-Bac, Franc
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1914-18, 1917, aisne, army, bossut, chars, chemin, cholera, crossroads, dames, des, estienne, farm, france, french, great, memorial, nivelle, schneider, tank, tanks, war, world
