This is a photograph from the National Archives of the Netherlands.
The English translation of the caption is, "German soldier in a tank. German soldiers are helping French farmers plough their fields."
What do you think?
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Not exactly a tank, it's a little Renault UE Chenillette artillery tractor which the Germans would have captured when they over ran France in 1940. More likely propaganda than evidence of any real effort to help the French population I would think.
Posted by: Paul L James | Wednesday, 26 October 2011 at 05:30
Thanks, Paul L James.
Posted by: lifeasdaddy | Wednesday, 26 October 2011 at 09:35