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Old July 1st, 2009, 01:23 PM
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Default Re: Could France have survived?

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Originally Posted by Skipper View Post
The point is that continuing the Maginot line strategy was exactly the thing not to do. ...
How so? Did the Germans manage to penetrate the line anywhere?
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.... Of course outdated aircraft and lack of tanks won't help...
I thought the problem with the French tanks was more organizational than quantity. As for their aircraft didn't they have a fair number of decent fighters? I seem to remember reading that they inflicted some significant casualties on the Luftwaffe.
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