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paleotn

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25. Considered the most powerful army in Europe circa 1940

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #10)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 03:25 PM

Jun 2022

until the shooting started. French tactical and strategic doctrine, leadership and morale were found to be bad to horrible. Sounds familiar. Their tanks were world class at the time and were absconded by the Germans for use on the eastern front. French just didn't know how to use them effectively.

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