In the eyes of everyone, the German nation is a very magical existence. To date, the two world wars in human history have been provoked by that country, and the interval between them is only 20 years. Two major wars, two defeats, each facing military sanctions and huge reparations, but Germany has always been able to rise again from the rubble and become one of the world's great powers.
Although during World War II, the Nazi German army brought huge casualties and unforgettable damage to the world, but it is undeniable that the Combat Ability of the Nazi German Army was very strong. During World War II, the Germans used lightning tactics and swept through most of Europe with incredible speed. At that time, Poland, Czechoslovakia and other countries were successively occupied by the German army, but the military strength of these countries was not enough to compete with the German army, so people were not particularly surprised, but the fall of one country surprised the countries of the world, that is, France.
At that time, Britain, France and Germany were the three giants of Europe, in the face of the powerful Nazi German army, the performance of the British army was unexpected, although Germany invested a lot of military strength in the British battlefield, but the heroic struggle and tenacious resistance of the British army greatly hindered the advance of the German army, it can be said that the British army made great contributions to the victory of World War II. However, France's performance is very unsatisfactory. During World War I, the French army showed super combat effectiveness in the confrontation between the German army, but in World War II, it became vulnerable.
Before the battle, France had nearly 3 million troops, of which the number of regular troops alone exceeded 800,000, and the military force can be said to be very strong. Therefore, at that time, it was widely believed that a vicious war would break out between the two countries, and France should be able to resist the German attack, and even if it was defeated, it could drag the German army for a long time. However, it was never expected that the 3 million troops would be defeated before they could last until 40 days, and Germany occupied the powerful country France in just over a month. What's going on here?
In fact, although the two world wars were only twenty years apart, the French concept of warfare did not keep pace with the times, and the French way of fighting was very backward compared with the German army. Moreover, what is even more ridiculous is that in order to resist the German invasion, France once spent a full 12 years to build a Maginot Line, spending a total of 5 billion francs. However, during the battle, the German army easily bypassed the side of this front, and the efforts of France for more than a decade became a laughing stock.
Moreover, when the German army attacked France, countless French people became traitors, in order to save their lives to help the German army ventilate the news, causing heavy damage to their own army, according to statistics, France was the country with the most traitors during World War II, and it can be said that it was the most humiliating power.