1940 LEGO World War Two Battle for France at Stonne

If you liked Fury, you might like Fleurie.
Between May 15 and 17 of 1940, the town of Stonne was the focus of hard fighting between the French and Germans. The town changed hands 17 times in the three days of battling. Involved in the fighting were Renault B1 Bis tanks from the third division of a Bataillon de Chars de Combat. One B1 Bis was numbered 350, named Fleurie. Another tank from the same division, number 337, named Eure, destroyed a column of two Panzer IV and eleven Panzer III tanks lined up on the street on May 16. Some people say the French tanks could have defended France if they had been deployed differently, and had enough gas and ammunition handy, and had radios, and anti-aircraft protection, and better luck, etc.
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/ @brictator
Special thanks to Lego4Life on Mocpages, Ngoc Truong from Vietnam, for sharing his plans for the B1 Bis and the Panzer III. See his other superior models at:
www.mocpages.co...
Thanks to Custombricks.de for their Panzer IV instructions
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Thanks also to Brian Fitzsimmons here on youtube for his Panzer II plans
/ 1o1stairborne
The French Adrian helmets are 3D printed and designed by Woody64 at Shapeways.com
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Here is a photo of Char B1 Bis number 350, Fleurie, and its crew from the middle of May, 1940 during the battle of France at Stonne: www.wettringer-...
You can read more about the Battle of Stonne lots of places. With some pictures of how it looks now you can see:
www.johnsmilita...
The Music is called "The Conquerors" by Brightside Studio, the royalty free commercial license was purchased from Premiumbeat.com
Sounds were purchased from Sounddogs.com
The tracks on the B1 Bis are from brickmania.com, and the tracks on the other tanks are from custombricks.de
Thanks for watching

[@PNolandS]

This should be titled “How it Feel to B1 Bis in War Thunder”

[@tempestshadow9992]

The PNolandS B1 Niggas Be Like:

[@sarc8448]

You have to shoot in the commander's periscope

[@KATHLEEN-XM772]

The Panzer II with HVAP can kill it, or Panzer IV or III with HEAT

[@militarysoldier4445]

E

[@djordjeradomirovic3720]

@@KATHLEEN-XM772 only pz4f1 can pen it but iz u angle and or saidscrap u are imaortal so stfu u verman noob

[@lkvideos7181]

France really had the superior armour and encounters like this actually happened. But the Germans made the right decision to punch through the weakest spot of the French defenses, the Ardennes, and they squeezed all their heavy tank divisions through that one gap, ending up in the enemy's rear and encircling the Allies all the way up to Dunkirk. The French heavy armor proved to be an incredibly tough opponent and the Germans literaly drowned them in their numbers.

[@smithsfan88]

Better tanks, but worse doctrine really describes the early war allies

[@lkvideos7181]

@@smithsfan88 Yeah.

[@cheesedetectiverook5950]

@@smithsfan88 The best way to describe the early-war allies: "They had us in the first half, not gonna lie"

[@apo5895]

@@smithsfan88 well France still lost ww2

[@smithsfan88]

@@apo5895 no they didnt

[@lourmewadrin5632]

Fun fact : After this batte the French tank leave the city for repairs. The Germans soldiers came back during the night. They also dig tranches because the B1-bis tank cannot shoot them in tranches. The french army send another b1-bis on stonne in the morning. This tank name was "Le riquewihr" After this battle he won the nickname "stonne's butcher" Why? The tank but one of his tracks in the tranches... And literally transformed German troops into lasagna.

[@brictator]

yes "the butcher" I believe they called it

[@Spore9996]

@@brictator The Butcher of Stonne

[@alanwatts8239]

das ist not gut vy? ze tank ist not driving rit vat ze fak ist dis ho lee zit

[@lutscher7979]

@@alanwatts8239 neeein Hans got hiz hed ekzploded

[@RandomPerson-ob1hk]

@@brictator where are u dude!!!

[@grou28]

For my grandfather who was a french hero of 1940 (well, not in Stonne : in the Loire battlefield but anyway) i would like to say thank you There are so many films where french are cowards in 1940... Plus, your technique is gorgeous ! Greatings!

[@brictator]

I am glad it reached you, and you should publish your grandpa's story somehow

[@warhammerjunior2231]

You sorrounded in 1 week xddd

[@f2b36]

Warhammer Junior where you from?

[@stevekolarik3618]

French soldiers were not cowards. They fought hard, even when the odds are against them. When many surrender in France, the rest kept on fighting in other theaters of operation until France was librated......and kept on fighting all the way to Germany. Get this book; Case Red: The Collapse of France by Robert Forczyk You will appreciate the French military more given how France government messed everything up before 1939

[@percu6144]

me my great grandfather was a soldier of the resistance he made three landings Sicily North Africa and Provence

[@leosp6210]

German general Paul Wagner: "there are 3 battle I'll never forget: Stonne, Stalingrad and Monte Cassino".

[@monsieursir1305]

Literally who? Paul wagner does not exist.

[@CenturionMkXIII]

Oh Ok.

[@hoovyplantguy9430]

@@monsieursir1305 r/wooosh I think

[@monsieursir1305]

@@hoovyplantguy9430 i sincerely doubt he said that as a joke

[@cedric9874]

@@monsieursir1305 its a real quote from The french ace Tank Commander Pierre Billotte, who fought at there and had 13 tank kills in that battle . Dont know where this guy got his facts

[@stefanfarrugia6736]

anyone else saw that guy pop out of the church tower at 2:42 xD

[@66Rokers]

nice spot

[@Danisaiah1]

i just saw it XD

[@xxnativegamerxx8764]

yes

[@thehappyrussianderp0082]

yes

[@thehappyrussianderp0082]

xD

[@theoneandonlyjazztheautobo8597]

The Char B1 Bis this tank and its crew had balls of steel it went head on attacking 13 panzers it was hit 140 times still destroyed panzers in a few minutes it returned safely

[@jak4179]

How old are you

[@jesusislord7772]

@@jak4179 dude you really think he is a toddler because you think he makes stuff up or he lies or he is talking false information? The tank in stonne did take one 13 tanks and reeked havoc against the germans! Read a history book man!

[@officialcosmical]

At least this is historically accurate.

[@Paul-NH]

huh?

[@Analprolapsdeluxe]

Vinta Gaming no its not, the panzer || and ||| would have absolutly wreked that char b he might be big but he has paperarmor

[@DyzelisLTU]

@@AR-nq7cq The German 20mm auto cannons with Pzgr 40 could penetrate the sides of the char b1 tank

[@DyzelisLTU]

@@AR-nq7cq Yeah i know that Tungsten (Volframas) was rare and the Germans didnt have a lot of it i can't argue a lot about this topic as you presented the facts so well. Mister i tip my hat to you with all respect.

[@maloflory]

@@Analprolapsdeluxe This is not World of Tanks dude. Irl the only German weapon that could penetate a B1's armor was their 88mm flak AA guns.

[@gen_henry9836]

Nokia french tank

[@ojosell614]

😀

[@majuachiloproduction5129]

+Henrique Ribeiro B1

[@Fyrebrand18]

No. A Nokia tank wouldn't even have dents.

[@gen_henry9836]

majuachilo production someone did not understand the joke

[@gen_henry9836]

Fyrestorm Gaming LOL

[@215alessio]

thanks to you I learned about the char B1 Bis . WIKIPEDIA: 16 May a single tank, Eure (commanded by Captain Pierre Billotte), frontally attacked and destroyed thirteen German tanks lying in ambush in Stonne, all of them Panzer IIIs and Panzer IVs, in the course of a few minutes.[3] The tank safely returned despite being hit 140 times

[@m1a1abramstank49]

Alessio S Don't do Wikipedia. Some of that might be correct but the info was posted on Wikipedia which is not a reliable source

[@7macfly2]

M46 Patton Tank but this story about the tank b1 at stone is true

[@m1a1abramstank49]

macfly72 No shit. I'm just saying that Wikipedia isn't a reliable source

[@corsehaigazia]

c'est pas du wiki ça www.chars-francais.net/2015/index.php/14-classement-individuel/char-b/224-337-eure

[@Xav-ky9js]

"destroyed thirteen German tanks" "The tank safely returned depsite being hit 140 times" That's one tank.

[@LEGOLandOfficial]

Story is awesome, the stop motion is epic. I want to learn that skills. so much fun to watch👍👍

[@matthewjaro8258]

Hey i like your vid

[@Homalo87]

Just practice making stop motions and stories, and one day you will be as good as brick dictator!

[@ZPGStopmotion]

Finally he made a comment where he wasnt begging for subs

[@hhproductions8254]

@@ZPGStopmotion I know

[@palam4618]

So agree

[@tokestorgaard7823]

too bad their military leadership wasnt as good as their tanks

[@ayoutubechannel2048]

Oof

[@ancientwarrior3482]

Facts

[@pw6002]

As a French guy, I sadly have to approve.

[@tangow371]

Also not recovering well from the first world war. Germany invading France was basically like someone beating up a wounded person that hasn't fully recovered

[@pw6002]

Flanking flanker What you say is not wrong. But there was very poor strategic thinking at stake as well. The over-confidence in the « Ligne Maginot » which revealed itself completely useless, some regiments which existed only on the paper and so on...

[@O-P-96]

The idea that french tanks from 1940 are stronger than the german tanks used during the Battle of France is actually true. If you take each tank individually, the light french tank overpowered the german light tank and could rival with the german medium tank (which was the Pz III at the time). Same goes for the french medium tank (the S35 Somua I think) who could rival with the Pz IV. As for the B1 Bis, it was more powerful than any other german tank from 1940. This is mostly explained by the fact that almost every french tank (even light tanks, as seen in WOT for example) are incredibly resistant (40mm of armor, against 35mm for the Pz IV, which was the german tank which had the best armor in 1940) However, if the french tanks seemed much stronger than their german counterparts, they suffered from a lot of problems (related or not to the tank itself): the tank related problems are that the tank commander was also the one who was in charge of the gun (which mean hé had to fulfill three roles at the same time), they didn't have a very powerful gun or a good communication system, and they were very slow (more resistant tanks so slower tanks), mainly because the french generals were still in the same way of thinking as in WWI (trenches war, tanks must be used as infantry support, so they needed better armored tanks). Another explanation is that most of the money used for military development went into building line Maginot, and as such France suffered an important delay in the development of new tanks, or new airplanes. Ironically, the one person who asked for a change in how the french generals used the tanks, and instead asked for the creation of french tank divisions like the germans had, was a tank officer named Charles De Gaulle, the same person who ended up leading the french resistance from London. Maybe they should have listened to him after all...

[@archi1757]

Very true. Nice analysis.

[@gamecubekingdevon3]

and the worse problem was about the gestionarry of fuel and ammunition supplies for thooses tanks. in the end of 1940, germans could capture 400 french tanks without fight them: thooses 400 tanks wheren't supplied...

[@yourlocalt72]

no ft 17 was no match for panzer 2 also for somua panzer 4 can destroy it and b1 bis... is op

[@gamecubekingdevon3]

Erwin Rommel yes, but PZ4 and STUG 3C where only a few part of the panzerwaffe, the biggest part of the panzerwaffe was made of PZ 1 2 and 3. and french had the R35 and the H35 too, wich where light tanks with anough armor to resist to PZ3's 37mm and first 50mm gun.

[@yourlocalt72]

gamecube-king/ devon3 to be honest b1 was good tank maybe even the best tank in 1940 but 300 panzer 4 was in action

[@phantomboat1294]

Son: Mom I wanna go to the movies! Mom: OK! *Searches Brick Dictator on KZbin* Son: Nice movie!

[@jak4179]

r/youngpeopleyoutube

[@fischkopfarrer9940]

French OP tank pls nerf

[@kobalrudin9952]

Was Made By Nokia

[@MrBioniclefan1]

Kobalrudin 99 lol good one

[@tonyromano6220]

Saja Moosmann LOL- can not nerf reality

[@theducking8827]

The b1 tank was that's strong irl too so its historically accurate.

[@arandomrex5273]

Nazis be like:

[@leneanderthalien]

the hardest combat in Stonne was take from the B1b "Eure" who was send alone to the village...in the main street, it encounter a column of 13 PZW II and III: the B1b destroy the first from the column with the 47mm high velocity canon, and the last with the 75mm "casemate" howitzer, so was all Panzer unable to flee, and the B1b destroy all 13 tanks...During the return to base, it was shot from 2 german anti tank guns, who was same destroyed from the b1b.The B1b Eure return to base with 140 anti tank shells impacts...Because it need some repair, the next day was the B1b "Riquewihr" send to Stonne, was later ninamed "the bucher of Stonne" because make a massacre of german infantry, some crush under he's tracks...the germans won finaly with numeral superiority (and amphetamin drug...), but this battle was known in the german army as "the Verdun from 1940"...

[@finnishwehraboo8377]

Vivela surrender

[@leroiarouf1142]

@@finnishwehraboo8377 Lol you are a finish you cant talk about france when you live on a cuntry that nobody care

[@sean-thiago1986]

@@leroiarouf1142 Don't underestimate the finns. Remember that they wrecked the whole Red Army in a single year, being outnumbered 2 to 1 and outgunned 200 to 1.

[@earthenjadis8199]

@@sean-thiago1986 And the Red Army overwhelmed them in 1944.

[@dvistein]

the drug is called Pervitin and not only numerical superiority won the day, but also the better tactics and better equipment of the germans

[@phileasfox983]

Merci pour cet hommage ;-)

[@brictator]

Je vous en prie. Je dois aux Français leur dignité compte tenu de tous mes autres films décrivant leur destruction.

[@phileasfox983]

@@brictator Merci et vraiment bravo pour votre travail très pédagogique !

[@Sveeb_29]

Oui, vive la France !!!! 🇫🇷

[@marek9364]

Cowardly cats

[@marek9364]

eScet 1 Yep, they did nothing, even in september 1939 in Poland. They promised to help, but they did nothing. But in 1940 in France about 100 000 polish soldiers were fighting.

[@o0k7]

Everybody gangsta Till the French tank pull up

[@j-play4325]

You like jazz

[@ملك-ال-حرب]

I’d just open the door of the tank and throw a grenade inside and run

[@andyandson3700]

My 6 year-old son always wants to be the French when we play soldiers, and wants a lego Char B1 ... all thanks to this superb video. PS: This Canadian says "Vive la France!" :-)

[@tonyz7216]

👋 to you and your son from France.

[@koolhans5926]

1:25 was dat a 37mm gun trying to penetrate a Char B1?

[@loweway]

Accualy if they try use APCR They can Pen it

[@nippon19]

2cm imo, so not a fucking chance

[@aclown36]

It is a 47mm gun

[@jpc7118]

It was a german 37 mm antitank gun (PAK 37 MM)... it was the most numerous AT at those time, but was totally unefficient against french B1 Bis, french Somua S35 or birtish Matilda...

[@ianjoaquin9796]

British

[@Loqiical]

Did anyone else see the German soldier pop out of the church steeple at 2:44?

[@berend1301]

Ooh yeah in the tower it is a Easter egg

[@deadmeme4392]

@@berend1301 what kind of easter egg?

[@nah9159]

It's a goof

[@gh-yf4go]

@@deadmeme4392 if you watch "Saving Private Ryan" you will understand

[@TammoKorsai]

The Germans nicknamed the Char B1bis the 'Stahlcolouss' (Steel Coloussus) for its thick armour, and this video conveys this perfectly.

[@leoguyard]

My god it's the first time ever than someone makes a lego movie with France at World War 2 ! Merci beaucoup mon ami ! :D

[@boilgamersalive]

I know, it's usually just the U.S/England vs. Germany or the USSR vs Germany. Sometimes U.S vs Japan.

[@leoguyard]

RobloMotion Yeah but we still poor surrender guys so there's few videos of us at WW2 x)

[@heavensakes234]

ADont forget canada, canada liberated netherlands

[@chromdusw6428]

Probably because France didn't do too much during WWII

[@tristanbompais1628]

T'as raison ça fait plaisir !!!

[@billygillan821]

Now this is the Lego film I want to see in cinema, truly brilliant

[@Bonk4Me]

Finally something that goes away from the clichees about the french "surrendering" straight away. Im german and think that every soldier fought bravely for his country or whatever he believed in. Btw the french once took over whole germany and their rulership lead to the first german reich. Which was a major advance. But since i comment under a video about the second world war all the nice "experts" will prove me wrong.

[@Marco-nx5tj]

Ya I am sick of the people saying bs about the french we need to send them back in time to when the french had Napoleon

[@Minimoncho]

+TheSpanishInquisition The joke comes from them never defending Paris, but they were worried about it being demolished. France actually fought hard for every metre.

[@jessiehuynh7495]

+TheSpanishInquisition The French haven't won a war without help in 131 years against China.

[@mokanimationlegotutorials8043]

+Omega Raptor I love your picture man

[@sergentsaucisse8290]

+Shayana Brouce no they would not have won remember verdun ?

[@Tyyyyuru]

face it. Historically the B1 was the impenetrable house sized mass of FUCK YOU we've always dreamed of. Wargaming just hates the French. Either buff it or knock it down a tier. it deserves more glory either way.

[@bassman3235]

Jamison Leonard it's missing the big gun in wot

[@Tyyyyuru]

the 75 was an infantry support weapon. the 47mm was sufficient against German armor at the time.

[@bassman3235]

But the 75 would still be useful for close calls and some better armored tanks.

[@iandavis5449]

Yeah, but the B1 was technologically complex and used up too much fuel. It was also pretty slow, as well. It fared well enough in tactical, head-to-head confrontations but was strategically useless against the German blitzkrieg campaigns.

[@johnwotek3816]

now imagine this baby with radio system and a better logistic behind it... they would have steamrolled the german.

[@jackradi6068]

That Char B1 Bis is a beast! I'm German but I'm still happy that this happened and that that the French tank went on a rampage.

[@LD-oq9lx]

all i can say to you is : thank god it's not the other noticable story in stonne that involve a char b1 (riquewihr) this is the story of the butcher of stonne, the tank in question destroyed a colonne of foot soldier and, after the carnage, entered the town with bloodied tracks .

[@viniciuschaulet1399]

luc dom but it was not the same? A guy called Bilotte? I was curious, I knew he destroyed several tanks. thanks

[@11Survivor]

Leclercs, although not as armoured as the Leopard 2, can accurately track an enemy tank and fire with the primary turret whilst at full speed. This feature is incredibly hard to obtain on the tanks we have these days. The Churchill also makes it into the top 10 because of its reactive armour (a well guarded secret recipe by the brits). In terms of Air force, the French Armée de l'Air is superior in technology to both the Luftwaffe and the RAF, although this is mainly due to the Luftwaffe having post-war restrictions on what it can develop, and the RAF having a tight budget. A Rafale de Gualle can go head to head with an American or Russian jet and have a fair fight. Where as Germany primarily uses Eurofighter Tycoon 2s and Britain; Harriers (mk. 2?). France also has a bloody lot of Nuclear missiles, and Britain mainly has its warheads in subs, due to its lack of space on its island, Germany isn't even allowed to have Nuclear armaments, so France could probably kick half of Europe's ass right now. Not to mention they currently have more ships than the British in their navy (Britain only just finished their only carrier, with a second one on the way).

[@corsehaigazia]

@@11Survivor Le Leclerc a une Armure modulable comparé au Léopard 2 ce qui lui donne un avantage évolutif et notre porte avion nucléaire est à la fois un avantage et à a fois un inconvénient on ne doit obligatoirement le mettre en maintenance une fois tout les 4 ans

[@ST0AT]

That's how it feels to be the last man standing in WoT

[@cristinaleybag3143]

Poor French, they didn't have enough luck to battle for France.

[@eat_pantsu7637]

On n'as jamais de chance english we dont have luck

[@ddoumeche]

It teach a lesson : living out of his time doesn't pay off

[@corsehaigazia]

ça n'avait rien à voir avec la chance on était mal organisé et on a perdu c'est normal

[@pokemonde-se5tv]

on peut aussi remercier les british pour nous avoir abandonnés au moment où ils pouvaient se rendre utile. et malgré cette couardise de leur part, les français ont tenu durant plusieurs jours à Dunkerque pour assurer le repli des troupes britanniques sur leur île. cette résistance, retarda considérablement l'avancée des forces allemandes,et lui fit perdre 50% de son aviation. ajoutons aussi que l'opération dynamo prévoyait la sauvegarde de quelques dizaines de milliers d'hommes. ce sont 198 milles hommes britanniques qui ont put revenir saint et sauf en Grande-Bretagne.

[@etienne3971]

this war was totaly anticipated, this is not the problem, SHE WAS FULLY ANTICIPATED, our strategy was good, but our HQ was over confident. They didn't protect enough the ardennes and they didn't leave troops in reserve. The two big errors of the battle of France. Our army and Equipment was higly better, but it is not the problem.

[@xristossakkas9375]

I thought they had nerfed the b1 World of tanks wants to now your location

[@rambo8863]

Know

[@billul1]

French tanks are pretty damn tough in early days of World War 2, as French doctrine put the tank's role as to support infantry, thus they're given heavy armor and big guns to help infantry breaks through or helps them defend. If France successfully hold back the blitzkrieg or at least draws it out a longer, they could've rolls out a heavy tank in the class of Tiger by 1942.

[@canicheenrage]

infantry support tanks supported infantry. The DLMs and DCs, armored divisions, were not. The B1 was not infantry support.

[@kimok4716]

@@AkaRyupl Long story short. 1.4 million dead in WWI = big trauma = country is divided = nobody wants war = defensive tactics = Ardennes breakthrough Add to that old generals who wouldn't go into retirement and you have a nice cocktail for defeat against a more populous and fanatised country

[@AkaRyupl]

@@kimok4716 French society wanted to go on war and crush Germany. It was cowards who lead that screwed us all up.

[@kimok4716]

@@AkaRyupl Not only. A big portion of the population didn't want to go at war at all. Starting with the communists and the fascists

[@AkaRyupl]

@@kimok4716 Which were marginal minority.

[@hexiaodong8624]

You can't destroy a whole panzer division by urself ! French Char B1 bis: Yes

[@dichotomy1593]

Those bricks are catching hell from that soldering iron!!

[@ninjadweeb119]

how many legos did you end up destroying for this vid?

[@brictator]

+ninjadweeb 119 18

[@ninjadweeb119]

REALLY! wow. guess thats one of the blessings of stop motion animation

[@aguyinasuit7268]

+Brick Dictator lol i thought the number in his name was in the total

[@bachirboulenouar9930]

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[@questionableblue3414]

+thedigger the melted looking parts arnt melted but instead just molded onto like he added clay to give the appearance of being battle damaged

[@2WARDEN2]

All these World of Tank armchair generals throwing shade about French tanks lol. German tanks were shite during the invasion but they were organized/used much better than, again AT THE TIME, superior French tanks who were deployed inefficiently.

[@imadethischanneltocomment767]

Finally someone who gets it..

[@corsehaigazia]

@@jackresler4475ahahahah tu dis de la merde ta gueule!

[@tinchorb1340]

And all of the germans tanks had radios for better communication and teamwork

[@user-mv2bc3tk3o]

(๑ↀᆺↀ๑)ʕ´•ᴥ•`ʔ

[@charakiga]

Ennemies when they see a B1: « Oh no »

[@mivapusa]

Pretty sure this is where the inspiration for the Leeman Russ came from.

[@orion3253]

Hell yeah, It's in good company too.

[@TheSatyrblue]

130 Anti-tank rounds and 13 PzII and PzIII couldn't stop the beast. Hence why the Leman Russ was named after the Primarch Leman Russ.

[@VietTimPhan]

when the Char B1 came out, I was like, Germans prepare to get destroyed.

[@Dramoklos]

the brown tank is UNSTOPPABLE

[@Apollo_1641]

lucius Ong Until the 8.8cm Flak 36 appears..

[@loweway]

@@Apollo_1641 also Stuka

[@armanplayzyt9082]

u mean cha b1

[@ianjoaquin3244]

Char b1

[@AFT_05G]

Tiger could wreck this in just one shot.

[@trainpuns2]

This really puts into perspective how invincible the char B1 was against German tanks during the invasion. 10/10.

[@druisteen]

* Could be // Because a tank work on logistic , whithout logistic your tank is useless .

[@yiyunhew2409]

2:43.5 who saw a guy on the church tower

[@portugueseeagle8851]

i did!

[@mariorhplaton5591]

Me too

[@hunterthibodeau7337]

same!

[@germanalonso7212]

i did

[@longboat4110]

+Hew YiYun lol nice eye.

[@The_elite_soldier]

0:20 The Char B1 was a French heavy tank manufactured before World War II. The Char B1 was a specialised break-through vehicle, originally conceived as a self-propelled gun with a 75 mm howitzer in the hull; ... Wikipedia Wars: World War II Crew: 4 Designed: 1921-1934 Height: 2.79 m (9 ft 2 in) Mass: 28 tonnes Armour: 40 mm (Char B1); 60 mm (Char B1 bis) Engine: Renault inline 6 cylinder 16.5 litre petrol engine; 272 hp

[@okand1921]

Even 8 years later it's still masterpiece

[@GrenedearProductions]

Agreed

[@stevenewman1393]

😉👍Very greatly and very Fabulously and awesomely well done in every detail way shape and format provided, A job very spectaculary well done indeed Sir's!👌.

[@ZigZag-ud6lb]

Nice to see a Brit (or american) who honor our country ! 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@brictator]

glad too. even France isn't doing it now

[@lealsaciensdu6774]

Merci :)

[@captainlui5140]

HEY AND CANADA YOU KNOW

[@void_skyy]

America will always protect France!!!!

[@soujirosasaki7570]

Well... The french did help the american colonist gain their independence from great britain so....

[@hgbkl5877]

the French b1 is a mechanical beauty :)

[@monkeymeier4811]

ITS fat and Not fast Just the weapons are good

[@unrandomdelinternet6632]

et vos cromwel aussi !

[@cyprienwarichet296]

William Kramps yes of cours because it's french

[@cyprienwarichet296]

Laurence GUYNOT ça y'est encore une bête française qui vente la putain d'armée de merde de son pays de merde

[@Solveig.Tissot]

@@cyprienwarichet296 t'habites où qu'on rigole ?

[@alexanderrahl482]

A la victoire! Love from US my French friends. Vive La France.

[@EMPFilms..]

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[@remy6978]

nobody understands how badass the b1-bis was. an absolute beast that held back panzer divisions wile the english and french escaped at Dunkirk

[@dwalker771]

This is a fantastic animation! Good job guys!

[@brictator]

dwalker771 thanks dave - just me here still

[@Haukuna_Matata]

Brick Dictator what kind of music plays in the film?

[@EC23331]

dwalker771 It's a stopmotion

[@sebastianminecraft3827]

Im austria

[@Mr.Squid23]

Lonely...so very lonely

[@radiotoxical7966]

*fourty german tanks later* French tankers: vive la france!

[@Gravity_studioss]

This actually happened: A Char B1 was hit 181 times, destroyed five German tanks and returned to his base with the entire crew unharmed

[@F-14DSuperTomcat]

Less of a battle,more of a "German tanks get absolutely fucked up the ass by a Char B1 Bis"

[@Itsyaboydabiglau]

Damn this new Post Scriptum update looks sick

[@commandogaming1774]

2:09, that panzer got rekt

[@shoukatsukai]

They don't call the Pak-38 "the door knocker" for nothing...

[@LD-oq9lx]

Pak 36, not 38

[@Lo-tf6qt]

luc dom rly? cuz Im pretty sure its a pak 40

[@LD-oq9lx]

Shix Lo pak 36 3,7 cm the legendary creepy door knocker en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.7_cm_Pak_36 (the pak 40 wasn't in action during the battle of france)

[@TheRocketdrive]

+Shix Lo Pak 40 was a 75mm gun ya idiot. pak 36 is a 37mm gun. oh yeah Pak 38 is 50mm.

[@Lo-tf6qt]

+TheRocketdrive ok

[@grayliengray6151]

This guy always does the coolest tank battles!

[@delta4093]

That B-1 Bis...

[@Lumberjackk]

+Delta40 #DIEHARD

[@chrisjiang244]

+Delta40 B-1 too OP, Wargaming plz nerf ;)

[@UberDAHnooB]

+Chris Jiang You can take out a char with a rifle in that game. Aim for the left side radiator vent. Then you just run circles around and shoot the crew through the viewports.

[@Lumberjackk]

dont destroy this dream!!!, Char is OP

[@UberDAHnooB]

+Jeroen Scholten lol ok ok, my bad!

[@davidking6559]

Love you french rifle men. Like this if you think the french tank was a bad ass

[@QuestionableAdviser_]

Holy sht the Char B1 BIS is favking OP

[@Inconnuau_bataillon]

I am happy to see that the English, Americans ... Do not denigrate the courage of the French soldiers! I am French and I am proud of it!

[@alfredconqueror4422]

That french tank is OP it need a good nerf war thunder fix that why you hate me!! lol great videos even the camera placement is good

[@FearofBitches]

well the turret has a 37 mm gun which would do much to a lot of those tanks so thats why

[@pumpapaj8977]

1:08 Rolling up the Heeresanklopfgerät!

[@rippspeck]

Kinda sad that you have to watch Lego movies to get an idea of the French commitment. We fucked them in the long run but they sure as hell knew how to put up a fight till we reached Paris. Politics aside, it seems the only reason the French had to surrender in the long run is because their government fucked up. If French politics were behind their soldiers just as much as their German contemporaries, things might have gone different. Anyway, thank fuck this shit is over. I enjoy my Europe where I can eat a baguette with Nutella while listening to BBC1 without occupying the entire continent. Friendship is stronger in the long run.

[@sergentsaucisse8290]

you're da real mvp !

[@5upreme688]

I always knew the French were brave in WW2, I knew about their commitment throughout the war, certainly one of the more stronger countries who kicked the shit out of the Nazis. I respect both France and its military might.

[@don-ev4ci]

+5upreme Really, the major reasons why the French lost was because the command structure was shit and politics. Their military, in terms of equipment and training, were top notch in Europe.

[@5upreme688]

Combat Commie I knew it!! History books bullshit France's military during the second world war era too much. That's why they're one of the more better military powers in Europe/the world imo. Kind of unfortunate France doesn't get the respect they deserve.

[@jongwonzaoping8527]

Preach Brother

[@kasemuffin6133]

This french commander/gunner/loader really is a multitasking monster.

[@santsa9042]

really cool

[@fancygirl3792]

who saw the german ontop of the church tower at 2.44min ???

[@faresahmad4802]

3:11 The killer of tank

[@mandragore-1252]

Merci de l'hommage a nos soldats Français mort pour la France 🇫🇷 Vous auriez pu faire la célèbre intervention d'un pilote de char français, que l'on surnommera "le boucher de Stonne" vive la France 🇫🇷

[@crymieze9003]

I know who is in the French tank (B1) . It's Pierre Billotte .

[@brictator]

Crymieze it's based on his story, but, he blew up more tanks in real life

[@crymieze9003]

+Brick Dictator ^^

[@timothyhughes9876]

Great Video. Only thing is that the Char1B's main turret housed a 37mm gun that had little effect on the frontal armor of the Panzer III and above. The hull 75mm gun, however...

[@FearofBitches]

i know right it kind of triggered me when i found out

[@Kissamiess]

No it's 47mm and it's the main antitank gun of the ensemble. The 75mm was a beast, but a lower velocity howitzer. Not so good for piercing armor.

[@dakarptj6280]

Kissamies but. The effects caused by a heavy he shell like that on a "weak" pzIII/IV are massive.

[@leneanderthalien]

nope: the turet canon from the B1b was a 47mm, who was able to destroy ALL german tanks of 1939/40, was the germans who use 37mm

[@leneanderthalien]

@@Kissamiess true, the 75 "casemate" was more think to destroy light bunkers, infantry, light armored vehicules, but...was still able to fire high velocity shells in the Maginot line version...in Stonne did the B1b "Eure" destroy a PZW III with the 75mm...

[@enginemedic73]

Can we just admit that the gun on the bottom is bigger then the gun on the turret,yet the turret does more damage.

[@frgproductions6165]

So cool... but those damaged parts hurt my soul! Lol, it does look amazing for the movie though

[@IrudienLantegia]

Mucho panzer destruido por un "Char B1". Hay que reconocer que era un buen carro.

[@Joonas6]

ho else is here because BaronVonGamez talked about this video?

[@Jonathan-og2bv]

me behold the great matthamezz

[@tridder]

+Joonas6 I am PS: be aware of ze torps

[@kazoolordhd6591]

+Joonas6 me

[@marilicious358]

Me

[@TheAverageSushi]

+Joonas6 He talked about this ? I was Brick Dictator's fan since last years, i watch alot of Lego Wars...especially World War II...

[@phive3964]

This could have been a really easy animation. Just have a white flag.

[@babufacio_____wczesniejvin2847]

No?

[@neoandroid4203]

Honestly the France surrender meme needs to die.

[@starkiller5857]

Man what happened to this guy he was honestly revolutionary in this type of content for it’s time and it’s honestly still top quality LEGO animations

[@leonzajac7156]

Me : having a bad day Me : sees video Day changes now

[@derpylion6734]

Play of the Game: Char B1 Bis

[@lifecraftgamer1185]

Les français ! Les français ! On un char super résistant!

[@brictator]

Lifecraft gamer yes, a super resistant char

[@docteurmeyeur7050]

Lifecraft gamer ...mais pas adapté aux combat de chars, face aux chars léger et moyens allemands qui arrivaient en gros nombre, il a pas servi a grand chose dans les faits, il était fait de manière a détruire les fortifications pas les chars. Les généraux français auraient dû produire plus de D1 et D2 pour contrer la stratégie allemande.

[@potorico52]

Lifecraft gamer salut

[@potorico52]

Brick Dictator tu les a trouver ou tes lego ww2?

[@unrandomdelinternet6632]

exactement ! j'aurais pas dit mieux !

[@desertigloo2383]

2:22 Lol so cute how he hides :3

[@lorisbez4424]

In 1940, the b1 bis is the best tank: Is invincible for the panzer

[@michaeldaugherty3540]

turret can be pirsed by 37mm thru gun port at those ranges the panzer 4 has 75mm and can pirse any char B1 at ranges of 600m

[@anthonymanceau7403]

@@michaeldaugherty3540 ...No.

[@michaeldaugherty3540]

@@anthonymanceau7403 yes

[@neoandroid4203]

@@michaeldaugherty3540 the panzer 4 only got the 75mm gun in 1942,

[@idabagusaryayoga4540]

x1 Panzer II, x1 anti-tank, x4 Panzer III, x1 Panzer IV VS x1 Char B1

[@canicheenrage]

+Heineken FiftySeven B1 bis"Eure", Stonne. 13 panzers killed in a few minutes. Plus two guns.That was in the description. But of course, how can one expect any level of intelligence from a "white nationalist" ?

[@Matt80407]

+Heineken FiftySeven That "one lone tank" was the most powerful tank in the world when this battle took place, while those German tanks were mediocre lights and mediums. The B1's 60mm of armor was thick enough to protect against all but the very strongest guns, while a Panzer II only has 15mm of thin armor. "Among the most powerfully armed and armoured tanks of its day, the Char B1 was very effective in direct confrontations with German armour in 1940 during the Battle of France"

[@canicheenrage]

Matt80407 Indeed. And 20mm for the pzIII's max armor, and 30 for the IVs. Not to mention the guns, the med 37 & short 75 being both less powerful and insufficient against a B1 which had a high velocity 47 and a med 75 . At every encounter between french and german armored divisions ( Hannut, Gembloux ), despite french ones having only half their number of tanks, and full stuka support, the germans lost 50% more armor ( which were not all B1s or S35s in the first place) than the french did. But i think that's not the issue. As he's a "proud white nationalist", any information not in line with the image of his nazis heroes is simply dismissed. Wittmann '44, sure, Billotte '40, don't be ridiculous ! That, of course, wouldn't happen if he had read what german soldiers and officers had to say about the battle, as well as the numbers. But i'm guessing he's more of a history channel guy.

[@commandercody4682]

2:44 look at the church tower

[@yeenmachine206]

It's a little known fact that the Char B1 was fueled by the tears of German tank crews

[@odenh6471]

Char 🅱1 🅱is. 😂👌💯🔥😂🇫🇷🇫🇷😂

[@bleachigo783]

@Comrade Kvass WTF

[@chroniquesJDR]

@Comrade Kvass I agree

[@ggpl8117]

where are women and people of color

[@brictator]

marching on washington

[@corsehaigazia]

ahahahahahah!

[@soundwave9414]

In summer camp in germany.

[@mikec8086]

Still in the French colonies, the French mainland resistance didn't last long enough for their colonial forces to be shipped over like in the first world war.

[@jpc7118]

@@mikec8086 you forgot to tell that most of the french ships where around Dunkirk to permit to British arses to run away from there like Rabbits without fighting back the German... When you have English as alliés, you don't need enemies. At least, the British pay back gallantery to the french fleet at Mers el Kebir, few weeks later... You should read few little History books, and true ones, not only the one who speak about CESM... ;)

[@Jean_Robertos]

The B1 bis is an amazing tank. One of the best of it's time.

[@ancientwarrior3482]

Until the Panzer IV Ds and Stug III Gs came to the field

[@BFVK]

One of the worst... Unable to win a battle, just a though nut to crunch for the germans. This tank is full of defects... defects accepted as defects on the other tanks but totally ignored concerning the B1 bis...

[@BFVK]

@Meme Tastic "For me". I don't care "for you" because it's not "for me". The facts and the History says that the B1bis is a bad tank, not me or you.

[@vermicelledecheval5219]

@@BFVK Let's chill out a bit on the topic. B1Bis a badass for the germans yes indeed... A good tank not really... It was a behemoth who's purpose was to punch thru the enemy lines and the 75 gun was there to crack the fortifications... Not adapted that much for the "Bewegungs Krieg". It had the failures of all french tanks at that time : no radio but flags to communicate, poor vision thru the episcope, terrible radius of action and to cap it all a poor stressed chief gunner that had to do at least 3 simultanious tasks inside a one man turret... The Somua S35 was a much better tank than the char B, although inflicted with the same usual "no radio, small turret, small autonomy" syndromes... The real problem of the frenchs at that time is that they were slow, deaf, nearly blind, with no real combined arms strategy and most of all with no air to ground attack units... Not the envy of Napoleon indeed... The germans had a plan "Fall Gelb" and a real integrated army. See the PZKW 1 : not impressive but this little guy had played its role with efficiency during all the battle of France... No one in a war needs a big boomy gun but the precise efficient pistol...

[@BFVK]

@@vermicelledecheval5219 "Let's chill out a bit on the topic" Vas dire ça a l'autre qui me sort "arretes de dire de la merde car je pense que"... ça me saoule ce genre de remarque. Sinon pour le reste, je suis d'accord et c'est bien pour cela qu'il faut dire les choses telles qu'elles sont: les chars français en 1940 sont mauvais. La tourelle monoplace est la tare commune et chacun a son petit défaut, la lenteur ou la consommation, l'absence de radio ou un mauvais canon. Sur le 75 du B1 bis. Pour utiliser ce canon, les deux tares majeures du char sont cumulées: Le pilote endosse une tache de pointeur, surcharge de tache a l'instar de l'homme en tourelle. Et pointer le char en faisant ripper les chenilles fait exploser la consommation déjà trop importante ! Résultat: les demandes de ravitaillement en obus après combats le prouvent: le 75 était peu utilisé. Au final tactiquement et stratégiquement les blindés français ne sont pas efficaces car enfermer les matériels dans un role tactique spécifique est une erreur. Tel char doit faire telle chose a tel moment sur le champ de bataille est une vue de l'esprit.

[@twinbornmoon6927]

Oh my god I love the detail like not just bricks comeing of but you actualy scratching or breaking legos for a scene and the reality of how powerful the char B was

[@rhinofire5887]

0:38

[@richardmoore1213]

The Char B1 BIS was a really tough French tank.

[@heuzame6198]

That's a medium

[@wibo3218]

Heu zäme 131 825 no

[@calebgalloway5508]

The char b1 was a great tank

[@JohnDoe-jq4re]

Individually the French tanks were much better than the germ ones in 1940, but the German tanks had radio communication along with coordinated air support that allowed them to have such a sudden victory

[@michaluc209]

is it B1 french tank?

[@armandbdb2101]

Vive la France !!!

[@teamboyle]

Good it was good

[@Tongireth]

You actually damaged the bricks for filming this video? Damn awesome, deserves appreciation whatever it's real or trick.

[@spookybunny8775]

2:02 would the driver be dead?

[@aragonitemovies501]

Post Scriptum Chapter 2 trailer anyone?

[@pedrobarbosaduarte3704]

how do you do the effect of the shots in armored ???

[@kilortief4142]

they pock holes in the lego bricks meaning they have to destroy them

[@brictator]

we use a soldering iron - it is a tool for adults, usually for working on small electrical things. It gets real hot and so can be dangerous. It is like a sharp metal hot pen that can melt plastic lego parts by touching them. So we do that when we take the pictures., Later we add sparks and debris and smoke and sounds using computer software like Adobe After Effects.

[@pedrobarbosaduarte3704]

Brick Dictator thankyou ;D

[@chasealvarez13]

Pedro Barbosa Duarte

[@DeDestoyer]

Brick Dictator We?You are a crew?You are just amazing guys,omg,best animators ever :D!

[@jattrok7419]

I wonder how many lego bricks were harmed for the tanks.