• @Barbarian@sh.itjust.works
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    2513 days ago

    Make all the “France surrendered” jokes you want

    It’s so weird to me that France has been a military force that has oscillated between a force to be reckoned with and the most powerful land force in the world since the 17th century, but you lose one war to a blitzkrieg with an overconfident military leadership…

    • @Melchior@feddit.org
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      412 days ago

      the most powerful land force in the world since the 17th century

      Franco-Prussian War with France being beaten in a bit over half a year…

    • @cyphear@lemm.ee
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      012 days ago

      How does the Foreign Legion fit into this? I honestly don’t know much about how they’re connected to France. But, what I do know about them is that they’re badasses.