• Kabe@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Yes, and it’s a stupid meme anyway. France is one of the most successful military powers in Europe, historically, plus their capitulation to the Nazis was understandable given how badly the country had been decimated by World War I.

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      2 months ago

      Not to mention what happened when the British army met that same force (abandoned their equipment and fled in small boats)