Built from 1936 until 1940 to equip the armoured divisions of the Cavalry, it was for its time a relatively agile medium-weight tank, superior in armour and armament to its French and foreign competitors, such as the contemporary versions of the German Panzerkampfwagen III. It was used by France against the Germany during The Battle of France, after the Fall of France the Germany (under the name Panzerkampfwagen 35-S 739(f)) and it's allies used it against Soviet Union or used them for police purposes.