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Originally Posted by Carl W Schwamberger
I think that for a French government to continue the fight Weygand would have to be replaced quickly. Several others as well. This is not to say many soldiers could have been evacuated. But, that much more aggresive leaders would be needed. Which brings me back to the question of who might have taken the senior military positons?
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Could have been general Petrelat or general Doumenc who were competent and brave but not so agressives too, maybe already general De Lattre or Bethouart, more offensive but they hadn't great commands in 1940 with a division for the first and a half-brigade for the second. We'll never know how good was general Corap (perhaps he wasn't bad nut he was under general Huntziger).
De Lattre de Tassigny too was a great commander who fought victoriously in Rethel in 1940 and had sophisticated positions about tank warfare. But he was close to Weygand and he only commanded a division.
Not so much choice. General George was pathetic, Huntziger too, Molinié, Frere and Giraud were captured...