Corvidae Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 actualy, during ww2, the french fought very well, as individuals and as lower formations*, they did so on both sides, and fought with distinction, It was the government of the third republic that surrendered, and only after Paris was taken, The army, and the public, wanted to continue the fight, *higher formations of the french army were infected with incompetence and petty inter-unit rivalry, thus hampering the effectivness of french strategic doctrine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 I would agree that the French were cut short by their government as were the Belgians and Dutch. I would also say that in general the French didn't fight with the same elan that they did in WWI. The reasons are complex but poor senior leadership was a key point. At some points in history certain nations just fail to fight in the way they had in the past, ie the Swiss & Venetian against Napoleon, the Greeks against the Romans, etc. Somedays a nation has a 'bad' day. Like the Prussians against the French in war of the fourth coalition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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