Escape from The Tiger

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HONEY IN THE DESERT

AMX 13 - TELL EL-ZAATAR

AMX 13 de L'Armée du Liban Libre aka Armée du Col. Barakat - été 1976 à Tall el-Zaatar. Après 55 jours de siège, la place fortifiée de Tall el-Zaatar tombe, cette action héroique menée a bien grace à l'unification de commandement de la Résistance Chrétienne Libanaise (william Hawa - premier commandant des Forces Libanaises) a permit de faire sauter le dernier point fortifié palestinien (après la Quarantaine et Nabaa) au sein du Liban Libre. Libérant ainsi la circulation entre les différentes régions chrétiennes de Beyrouth jusqu'au Nord (enlevement, racketing et sniper).

TIGER CROSSING RAILWAY

NUN NUN - COMMAND CAR WITH ZU 23/2

IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE INFANTERY FIRE POWER, A ZU WAS ADDED ON THE COMMAND CAR.

AFTER THE TAEF AGREEMENT, LEBANESE FORCES GAVE ALL THIS EQUIPMENT TO THE LEBANESE ARMY. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE PAINTING, THEY HAVE BEEN REPAINTED WITH THE DIFFERENT CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN DEPENDING OF THE UNITS.

ALLIGATOR - DETROIT DU MEKONG 1953

LEBANESE FORCES T55

DURING THE LAST YEARS OF THE LEBANESE WAR, ALMOST ALL THE EQUIPMENT OF THE LEBANESE FORCES CAME FROM IRAK (BEING THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY THE SYRIAN).

BULLDOG IN ASWEK

M51 KNOWN AS BULLDOG - EX LEBANESE ARMY NOW USED BY THE "ARMEE DU LIBAN LIBRE" AKA "ARMEE DU COLONEL BARAKAT" IN THE ASWEK (OLD CITY CENTER OF BEIRUT). MOSTLY DESTROYED DURING THE 1975-76 WAR.

THE COLOR IS STILL THE "BEIGE" OF THE LEBANESE ARMY (EARLY 70'S). ONLY THE LOGO IS DIFFERENT (RED AND BLUE SQUARE). SOMETIMES IT'S WRITTEN "FREE LEBANON" ON THE TANKS.

PANHARD IN TALL EL-ZAATAR

www.elitegrp.com.lb - this photo is taken from Samer Kassis book" 30 years of military vehicles in Lebanon"

Panhard taken from the lebanese army during the 1975-76 war. The new owners are the Kataebs Al-Loubnaniyah -section Jisr el-Bacha - Brigade Fakhredine. As viewed in picture during the liberation of Tall el-Zaatar (palestinian stronghold located in the middle of the christian area).