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British Renault FT given to Estonia after the First World War.
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Bonjour,

Some informations found in Vincennes (SHD - box 16 N 2130) about the 12 British Renault FT given by the French Army in 1918.

Before June 1919  the Tank Corps had a mind to send back these tanks to the 
French Army. 

With the Bovington's Renault FT, the British Army received 13 French "Char Léger"

http://pages14-18.mesdiscussions.net/pages1418/Pages-d-Histoire-Artillerie/Artillerie-Speciale-chars-d-assaut/renault-armee-britannique-sujet_585_1.htm

Michel

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Actually Estonia bought 12 FT - 17 (7 armed with 37 mm gun and 6 with MG) from France in end of 1919. They arrived in 1920. after end of the independence war. In September 1919. North-Western army got 6 Mark V and at least 4 FT 17. Renaults were actually Finnish, but Finnish army had loaned these to white russian North- Western army.
On autumn 1919, Northwestern Army decided to make a major effort to capture Petrograd. With the arms provided by Britain and France, and the operational support by the Estonian Army and Royal Navy, the Northwestern Army began the Offensive Operation "White Sword" on 28 September 1919. The Northwestern Army approached to ten miles (16 km) from the Petrograd, but the Red Army repulsed the White Russian troops back into Estonia.Estonian High Command disarmed and interned the remains of Northwestern Army that retreated behind Estonian lines. Tanks were taken to Paldiski, two Mark V were given to Latvian army and Renaults went back to Finland.



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