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To: C19fan
More than 610,000 men were killed and wounded during the month-long campaign—two-thirds the number of casualties suffered by the U.S. in the whole of World War II.

For those who like to call the French "Chess eating surrender monkeys" (including me) - the French fought hard and well and many units were completely wiped out in this battle. Maybe some of these same genes still linger in the French population today...

2 posted on 12/03/2009 9:44:05 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: 2banana
"...Maybe some of these same genes still linger in the French population today... ..."

I dunno. Once an entire culture has been emasculated, will the 'nads grow back on their own, like a starfishes' arm?

3 posted on 12/03/2009 9:48:55 AM PST by I Buried My Guns ( B.L.OA.T. : Buy Lots Of Ammo Today)
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To: 2banana
In a tiny cemetery in Prior Lake, Minnesota where we used to live is the grave of an 18 year old American who fell in WW I. Prior Lake and Scott County were MN farm country back then.
4 posted on 12/03/2009 9:52:13 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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To: 2banana

Between The Somme, Verdun and the Marne The French and Brits were almost bled white.


5 posted on 12/03/2009 10:12:02 AM PST by US Navy Vet
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