“They didn’t lose to the Germans because of cowardice. They inflicted massive casualties in many areas. They simply had the most incompetent Generals you could find.”
The French Army definitely had the incompetent generals but they hardly inflicted massive casualties on the Germans. In fact the French had 2 to 3 times as many killed as the Germans. This was an atrocious figure considering they were fighting on the defensive. Usually attackers suffer more casualties then defenders.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_France#Casualties
I think I exist because MY ancestors ran away from War.
The new film, “1917”, is instructive.