Before the start of the Battle of France, France claimed to be the first army in Europe. Since it is the first army in Europe, it is similar to the world's first army. But the Gaulish rooster, so strong, held out under the German attack for less than six weeks before raising the white flag and surrendering. This has to be said to be a world-class joke.
At the end of the day, the French Army is already strategically inferior. At the very beginning of the war, the French Army had already given up the initiative in the war and gave the power to attack in vain to Germany. Although France had the Maginot Line, there were millions of armies, and countless tanks and weapons. The French Army was completely passive defensive. They had also thought that the Germans would bypass the Maginot Line and enter the war zone from the Ardennes.
France's plan at that time was that once the German army entered the Ardennes Forest, the French army would immediately join the British and fight a decisive battle in the Ardennes Forest. The plan was elaborate, but the German offensive was too aggressive. It was true that the Germans sent troops to attack the Netherlands and Belgium in the Ardennes, but this was only a feint force, and the main German force directly crossed the Ardennes Forest and entered France.
This move can be said to be a bottom-up draw, which caught the whole of France off guard. The main force of the French Army was still on the Maginot Line, the French gateway was opened, and the German armored division was like a no-man's land, destroying the French will to fight. Facing the German panzer division, France did not even have an available armored force, so France was completely defeated by the Germans, and there was no room for resistance.
France's rout in World War II was a great tragedy of the times. Germany's arrogance grew, which led to the Soviet-German War. No one can complain about France's surrender, because if France does not surrender, france will lose both with Germany, which is probably the last thing the French want to see. What do you think?