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Post by Napolean I on Mar 14, 2021 11:35:25 GMT
What are some possible reasons of the failing and eventual fall of the French? IT WAS DOWN IN SIX WEEKS. I believe that it mostly had to do with the internal turmoil during those times.
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Post by Adozf Hitzer on Apr 23, 2021 9:26:51 GMT
What are some possible reasons of the failing and eventual fall of the French? IT WAS DOWN IN SIX WEEKS. I believe that it mostly had to do with the internal turmoil during those times. Most important reason was command failure. Who dismisses its supreme commander with a person serving thousands of km away at the most crucial point when you have to counterattack without a delay. |
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Post by Isaac Brock on Apr 23, 2021 13:38:35 GMT
What are some possible reasons of the failing and eventual fall of the French? IT WAS DOWN IN SIX WEEKS. I believe that it mostly had to do with the internal turmoil during those times. the incompetence of the French Army. Most of their tanks were FT17s, with no radios, and can't even pierce a Panzer III's armour. The French fought bravely, yes, but like Poland, all of their forces were massed on the frontiers. When the Germans advanced through the "impassable" Ardennes, it took the French completely off guard. The BEF sealed their own fate, by leaving the defensive positions that they had been preparing for months, and when a breakthrough failed to happen at Arras, there was nothing that the French could possibly do. Leaving the Maginot would mean that Leeb would be able to make another breakthrough, and staying there would mean encirclement and certain death. It was probably better that they surrendered at that moment, otherwise Paris would become another Rotterdam. They couldn't even move very far, thanks to the exodus if westward-moving refugees. |
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Post by Adozf Hitzer on Apr 24, 2021 0:52:18 GMT
What are some possible reasons of the failing and eventual fall of the French? IT WAS DOWN IN SIX WEEKS. I believe that it mostly had to do with the internal turmoil during those times. the incompetence of the French Army. Most of their tanks were FT17s, with no radios, and can't even pierce a Panzer III's armour. The French fought bravely, yes, but like Poland, all of their forces were massed on the frontiers. When the Germans advanced through the "impassable" Ardennes, it took the French completely off guard. The BEF sealed their own fate, by leaving the defensive positions that they had been preparing for months, and when a breakthrough failed to happen at Arras, there was nothing that the French could possibly do. Leaving the Maginot would mean that Leeb would be able to make another breakthrough, and staying there would mean encirclement and certain death. It was probably better that they surrendered at that moment, otherwise Paris would become another Rotterdam. They couldn't even move very far, thanks to the exodus if westward-moving refugees. French tanks were way better than Germans in quality except communication. It was a command failure. |
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Post by Isaac Brock on Apr 24, 2021 14:35:56 GMT
the incompetence of the French Army. Most of their tanks were FT17s, with no radios, and can't even pierce a Panzer III's armour. The French fought bravely, yes, but like Poland, all of their forces were massed on the frontiers. When the Germans advanced through the "impassable" Ardennes, it took the French completely off guard. The BEF sealed their own fate, by leaving the defensive positions that they had been preparing for months, and when a breakthrough failed to happen at Arras, there was nothing that the French could possibly do. Leaving the Maginot would mean that Leeb would be able to make another breakthrough, and staying there would mean encirclement and certain death. It was probably better that they surrendered at that moment, otherwise Paris would become another Rotterdam. They couldn't even move very far, thanks to the exodus if westward-moving refugees. French tanks were way better than Germans in quality except communication. It was a command failure. That's like saying a TKS Tankette with more armor is better than a Panzer III |
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Post by Adozf Hitzer on Apr 24, 2021 15:26:45 GMT
French tanks were way better than Germans in quality except communication. It was a command failure. That's like saying a TKS Tankette with more armor is better than a Panzer III Of course they were and they showed it at Battle of Hannut. Even, B reserves held the panzer divisions' advance, let leave the French Regulars who didn't even let them cross the river till Luftwaffe arrived and bombed there, though that didn't do much damage, it pushed B reserves back a little and Huntziger with all his brilliance ordered a retreat and then infantry out of their defences, panzer rolled throw ardennes. |
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Post by Adozf Hitzer on May 31, 2021 7:17:14 GMT
France lost because she do not have Marshal Davout defending Ardennes.
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