[Moose4]

Are you sure about that? Free French commandos did come ashore on D-Day. I’ve never seen any casualty figures, though.

The French military record is a strange one. After enduring the horrific slaughter of millions in World War I, their leaders planned poorly and their army folded under the blitzkrieg in World War II, and wouldn’t defend their own country. But in a few places that weren’t even French soil, like Bir Hakeim in 1942, the French fought magnificently. Of course, of the six Free French battalions at Bir Hakeim, two were from the Foreign Legion and two were non-French colonial troops from central Africa and the Pacific.

}:-)4

[Lurker]

But in a few places that weren’t even French soil, like Bir Hakeim in 1942, the French fought magnificently.

Don't forget that the Vichy French troops were more than happy to shoot at Americans landing in Africa.

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[indcons]

"But in a few places that weren’t even French soil, like Bir Hakeim in 1942, the French fought magnificently. Of course, of the six Free French battalions at Bir Hakeim, two were from the Foreign Legion and two were non-French colonial troops from central Africa and the Pacific"

Self explanatory, isn't it?

/snicker