by Sicaris » Wed May 16, 2018 2:26 pm
by Uxupox » Wed May 16, 2018 2:27 pm
by Conserative Morality » Wed May 16, 2018 2:28 pm
Sicaris wrote:So, I’m sure most, if not all of you, have seen “French surrender” jokes some point in your life. However, one thing that all of these disregard is how amazing the French had prepared for the Second World War. The MAS-36 Rifle was a great example of an amazing piece of French engineering, being reliable and relatively common, and well liked. Same with the MAS-38 Submacne Gun. Besides this, their tanks were horrifying for the Germans to face when they invaded France. The SOMUA S-35 and Char B-1 are great examples of this. The S-35 served the ole of the light tank extremely well, but was very costly because of the way it was produced. The Char B1 was a monster of a tank, especially against early-war German Panzers. The thing had extremely thick armor and two highly effective gun that made short work of the German tanks at the time. I remember a story about a Char B1 clearing a town of around a dozen, if not more Panzers but was beat back when artillery barrages came in.
The French plan for the war was also ingenious, even though it utterly failed in the end. Had it worked, I’m sure the war would have had a much different outcome. You can learn more about it here.
So, NSG, why do you think everything about the French in WW2 is mocked so much, other than the surrender itself?
by Thermodolia » Wed May 16, 2018 2:28 pm
Uxupox wrote:the french sucked end of story. should not have been given back their homeland. should have been occupied and partioned ala germany style.
by Uxupox » Wed May 16, 2018 2:31 pm
by New Raffica » Wed May 16, 2018 2:32 pm
by Uxupox » Wed May 16, 2018 2:34 pm
New Raffica wrote:Thermodolia wrote:Negative ghost rider. Germany should have been squashed after WW1
Germany WAS squashed after WWI. The international community just let them to build back up and turned a blind eye, or didn't care enough, because WWI was "the war to end all wars" and Germany wouldn't cause a war like that to happen again
by Sicaris » Wed May 16, 2018 2:35 pm
New Raffica wrote:Thermodolia wrote:Negative ghost rider. Germany should have been squashed after WW1
Germany WAS squashed after WWI. The international community just let them to build back up and turned a blind eye, or didn't care enough, because WWI was "the war to end all wars" and Germany wouldn't cause a war like that to happen again
by Dooom35796821595 » Wed May 16, 2018 2:36 pm
Uxupox wrote:New Raffica wrote:
Germany WAS squashed after WWI. The international community just let them to build back up and turned a blind eye, or didn't care enough, because WWI was "the war to end all wars" and Germany wouldn't cause a war like that to happen again
Germany was a factor in WW1 not it's cause. If the international community wanted to avoid another resurgent Germany maybe they should have actually upheld the treaty that was signed instead they ignored it like the buffoons that they were.
by Valrifell » Wed May 16, 2018 2:37 pm
Dooom35796821595 wrote:Uxupox wrote:
Germany was a factor in WW1 not it's cause. If the international community wanted to avoid another resurgent Germany maybe they should have actually upheld the treaty that was signed instead they ignored it like the buffoons that they were.
Uphold it how? Another war? Stern letters from the Leauge of Nations?
by Uxupox » Wed May 16, 2018 2:37 pm
Dooom35796821595 wrote:Uxupox wrote:
Germany was a factor in WW1 not it's cause. If the international community wanted to avoid another resurgent Germany maybe they should have actually upheld the treaty that was signed instead they ignored it like the buffoons that they were.
Uphold it how? Another war? Stern letters from the Leauge of Nations?
by Dooom35796821595 » Wed May 16, 2018 2:39 pm
by The Black Forrest » Wed May 16, 2018 2:41 pm
by Thermodolia » Wed May 16, 2018 2:41 pm
New Raffica wrote:Thermodolia wrote:Negative ghost rider. Germany should have been squashed after WW1
Germany WAS squashed after WWI. The international community just let them to build back up and turned a blind eye, or didn't care enough, because WWI was "the war to end all wars" and Germany wouldn't cause a war like that to happen again
by Valrifell » Wed May 16, 2018 2:42 pm
Thermodolia wrote:New Raffica wrote:
Germany WAS squashed after WWI. The international community just let them to build back up and turned a blind eye, or didn't care enough, because WWI was "the war to end all wars" and Germany wouldn't cause a war like that to happen again
Not to my liking. Also it was the Anglos who where soft on Germany while France wanted what happened to Germany after WW2 to happen then. Us yanks and the Anglos decided to go soft on them and then not listen to France where Germany began to rearm.
Because you have to remember that the French invaded Germany to make sure that Germany kept to the treaty. It was the Brits who disagreed with confronting Germany
by Uxupox » Wed May 16, 2018 2:43 pm
Valrifell wrote:Thermodolia wrote:Not to my liking. Also it was the Anglos who where soft on Germany while France wanted what happened to Germany after WW2 to happen then. Us yanks and the Anglos decided to go soft on them and then not listen to France where Germany began to rearm.
Because you have to remember that the French invaded Germany to make sure that Germany kept to the treaty. It was the Brits who disagreed with confronting Germany
Once again history proves that Chamberlain was just a mistake.
by The East Marches II » Wed May 16, 2018 2:44 pm
Thermodolia wrote:New Raffica wrote:
Germany WAS squashed after WWI. The international community just let them to build back up and turned a blind eye, or didn't care enough, because WWI was "the war to end all wars" and Germany wouldn't cause a war like that to happen again
Not to my liking. Also it was the Anglos who where soft on Germany while France wanted what happened to Germany after WW2 to happen then. Us yanks and the Anglos decided to go soft on them and then not listen to France where Germany began to rearm.
Because you have to remember that the French invaded Germany to make sure that Germany kept to the treaty. It was the Brits who disagreed with confronting Germany
by Thermodolia » Wed May 16, 2018 2:44 pm
Valrifell wrote:Thermodolia wrote:Not to my liking. Also it was the Anglos who where soft on Germany while France wanted what happened to Germany after WW2 to happen then. Us yanks and the Anglos decided to go soft on them and then not listen to France where Germany began to rearm.
Because you have to remember that the French invaded Germany to make sure that Germany kept to the treaty. It was the Brits who disagreed with confronting Germany
Once again history proves that Chamberlain was just a mistake.
by Japan and Pacific States » Wed May 16, 2018 2:45 pm
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by Thermodolia » Wed May 16, 2018 2:46 pm
The East Marches II wrote:Thermodolia wrote:Not to my liking. Also it was the Anglos who where soft on Germany while France wanted what happened to Germany after WW2 to happen then. Us yanks and the Anglos decided to go soft on them and then not listen to France where Germany began to rearm.
Because you have to remember that the French invaded Germany to make sure that Germany kept to the treaty. It was the Brits who disagreed with confronting Germany
The French had nearly 6 million men mobilizable with a couple million being field troops. If you can't go to an occupation without a mere 90,000 Englishmen, then you have only yourself to blame. That is to say that the English are still culpable but that was a garbage analysis.
by Thermodolia » Wed May 16, 2018 2:47 pm
Japan and Pacific States wrote:Let's agree to disagree. The French did an absolutely horrid job in WWII. ...And should've become the third republic of Poland so Poles didn't have to go back to commie infested Poland after the war only to end up being tried for crimes they didn't commit and executed.
by Baltenstein » Wed May 16, 2018 2:50 pm
by The South Falls » Wed May 16, 2018 2:52 pm
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