Re- that van attack outside the mosque

Re- that van attack outside the mosque Jun 20, 2017 20:27:05 GMT

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Post by thorshairspray on Jun 20, 2017 20:27:05 GMT

Jun 20, 2017 13:41:03 GMT phludowin said:

Jun 19, 2017 23:09:29 GMT thorshairspray said:

The French did take them seriously in 1918. In 1938 they didn't, which is why they allowed Germany back into the Ruhr. Whilst Germany was engaged in Poland, the French army could have smashed its way into Germany as there was virtually no German forces to oppose them.

Unproven assumption.

They didn't, because they didn't recognise the threat Hitler really was.

Or maybe because they knew more about warfare than you do.

Unproven assumption.

No it isn't. Hitler committed about half of the German army to the Polish front. This included the best equipped and battle ready divisions. The french army could have easily pushed through the weak 45 divisions on the Western Front with the 94 divisions it had in North East France.

Or maybe because they knew more about warfare than you do.

Would that be why they lost the war in about six weeks and never mounted a major offensive? Neither the French nor the British really grasped the danger that Hitler represented.