I hate the french!!!!

Dondilion · #1 03-20-2014, 08:42 AM

The French got unfairly tagged "surrender artists" largely because of WW11.

The fact is that they fought bravely in WW1 and really bore the brunt of the
fighting.

In WWII they were let down by short sighted leaders who invested heavily into fixed defense (Maginot Line) while the Germans had move on to mobile tactics.

The Frenchies didn't have a chance.

Boreas · #2 03-20-2014, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dondilion

The French got unfairly tagged "surrender artists" largely because of WW11.

The fact is that they fought bravely in WW1 and really bore the brunt of the
fighting.

In WWII they were let down by short sighted leaders who invested heavily into fixed defense (Maginot Line) while the Germans had move on to mobile tactics.

The Frenchies didn't have a chance.

A truly impressive anachronism. The German army never even confronted the Maginot Line. They basically went around it, through the Low Countries.

Elements of it survive, dotting the French landscape along the Eastern Frontier.

John

BlueStreak · #3 03-20-2014, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dondilion

The French got unfairly tagged "surrender artists" largely because of WW11.

The fact is that they fought bravely in WW1 and really bore the brunt of the
fighting.

In WWII they were let down by short sighted leaders who invested heavily into fixed defense (Maginot Line) while the Germans had move on to mobile tactics.

The Frenchies didn't have a chance.

But, they did fight valiantly from within. A much neglected story from WW2 is the French Resistance and the heroic contributions they made.

Dave

merrylander · #4 03-20-2014, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dondilion

The French got unfairly tagged "surrender artists" largely because of WW11.

The fact is that they fought bravely in WW1 and really bore the brunt of the
fighting.

In WWII they were let down by short sighted leaders who invested heavily into fixed defense (Maginot Line) while the Germans had move on to mobile tactics.

The Frenchies didn't have a chance.

The big problem is that the French were on good terms with the Belgians so the Maginot Line was not built on the Belgian/France border. The Nazi army simply attacked Belgium and went around the Line.