The French are at it again

Mazzer2:

pierrot 14:

gazsa401:
It’s a pity they didn’t show the same grit in 2 world wars

A bit of crass statement to make !

Go search on the internet to find out exactly how many French people , soldiers and civilians, actually lost their lives “defending their country”

Fair comment but in WW2 the Vichy government was hardly a model of resistance, as an example a higher percentage of Jews were rounded up and deported to Germany from Vichy controlled areas than from the German controlled areas. Look past De Gaulle and his propaganda and the French record in WW2 is not one of great valour

The French leadership capitulated to ■■■■ Germany, many in France colaberated, but it was no different here in the early years of WW2, many in power would have been willing to have a peace deal instead of continued war and almost certain invasion and no doubt we would of had plenty of collaborators of our own.
However for many ordinary French people they risked their lives, even the lives of their families and their communities by opposing ■■■■ rule, initially with very little support from the allies and only rudimentary equipment, it was only when the allies realised the true value of the resistance movement in France and other parts of occupied Europe they started to support and coordinate their action.