Many say the French are cowards, but they emerged victorious from two world wars.
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>>213619507 (OP)
They were incredibly brave in WW1. They didn't have enough demographic security to pull off an equal challenge in WWII

>>213619579
>They didn't have enough demographic security to pull off an equal challenge in WWII
nigga they had the largest army in europe in 1940
it was the internal crisis that crippled them at the time

>>213619608
They had an entire crippled generation and their population growth slowed down a lot sooner than germany

>>213619647
>>213619608
they had enough manpower and weaponary to push back the axis invasion of france, it was their strategy that failed them

>>213619608
>>213619667
Yeah we could have won if the Poles didnt fold so quickly

>>213619647
>They had an entire crippled generation
and the british and the germans didn't?

>>213619683
For sure but France had already transitioned to the two children family during the 19th century while German families continued to have three children into the 20th. However I don't think demographics were responsible for the fuck up that was the Battle of France

>>213619789
>However I don't think demographics were responsible for the fuck up that was the Battle of France
Manpower wasn't a problem honestly
It was a combination of political and economic crisis that was the biggest issue in 1940