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Yes I do. As well as the other gexcellent replies to you, French defence was centred around the theory of the Maginot line. This was a great line of defensive fortifications that stretched from Switzerland to Belgium, where it left a gap which the German assault swept through. This theory of defence totally ignored the developing theories of mobile warfare, such as the Blitzkrieg. It is named after Andre Maginot, the French Minister for War, a civilian politician who convinced the government to ignore people like de Gaulle (who wanted to invest in armour and aircraft) and build a WW1 era defence.

The politicians also allowed the gap in Belgium, for political reasons. Germany invaded through that gap (like on the previous two invasions, just so you don't think this is hindsight). These were all political decisions, just like the appointing of terrible commanders because of their political away, as others have noted.



That's the what the fascists always say - we lost because of civilians who undermined us. The military is faultless and the only institution you can trust; democracy is weakness.

If you get run over in weeks, you are really stretching to point fingers if you are not looking at the military. If you don't, you end up with a corrupt, incompetent military.

The French were better equipped than the Germans at the outset of the war, in terms of armor, etc., but didn't know how to utilize what they had tactically.




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