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To: LibKill
In WWII they just rolled over and asked the germans to be nice.

Common belief and actual events can be miles apart. The 1940 campaign in the west was short - approx. 6 weeks but it consisted of some rather sharp fighting. The French lost over 100,000 killed. I don't remember the German numbers off the top of my head, sorry, but it was far from a cake walk for them.

37 posted on 08/09/2003 1:46:58 PM PDT by u-89
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To: u-89
Common belief and actual events can be miles apart. The 1940 campaign in the west was short - approx. 6 weeks but it consisted of some rather sharp fighting. The French lost over 100,000 killed. I don't remember the German numbers off the top of my head, sorry, but it was far from a cake walk for them.

Fair enough. I also remember reading that the 5th division threw down their rifles, stripped off their uniforms, and ran.

The invasion of France is a shame to Germany, and France.

40 posted on 08/09/2003 1:51:04 PM PDT by LibKill (The sacred word, TANSTAAFL.)
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