Urqh

I agree with much of what you say, but be very careful about things like the French Resistance, which is far more myth than reality. My main beef with the French is not their 1940 collapse but their postwar efforts to cover up the crimes of Vichy and downgrade the numbers of people who supported it. Think of all the crimes committed, the rabid anti-semitism and political corruption.
I know that a lot of French units fought well, particularly the Division around Dunkirk which was led by a real fire-eater (whose name escapes me).

However, the opinion that France was wise and knew what was coming, that we should have kept the Germans downtrodden and that the foresight of France was nullified by perfidious Albion is a little irritating.

Jumbo

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