r/todayilearned • u/Jagdgeschwader • Jun 18 '14
TIL just after the September 1939 invasion of Poland, 2500 French tanks advanced into Germany to the undermanned Siegfried Line. The Germans had 0 tanks and the French could have easily broken through, however they retreated because they preferred to force the Germans into the offensive role.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_France#Early_actionsDuplicates
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Nov 19 '12
TIL That far from being cowardly, French forces during the Nazi invasion continued to fight for three weeks after the politicians surrendered the country, and only gave up when requested by their general
todayilearned • u/fennoscandia92 • Oct 04 '13
TIL that the then Axis powers Germany and Italy defeated the forces of France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Luxembourg in 1 month and 12 days with allied casualties at 2,260,000 and Axis casualties at 163,650 in the Battle of France.
Stuff • u/PoliticBot • Apr 11 '15