Leave.eu have once more descended to the depths. They are making untrue and contemptuous remarks about the French who they claim capitulated in the 2nd World War in 1940. Yes, another good old 2nd World War story coming from the British right wing. Leave.eu have of course forgotten their history even if they ever knew it. They also try to distort history. The French army was not the only one to be defeated on French soil in 1940: the British army was defeated heavily too. How do I know? My father was there on the beaches of Dunkirk waiting to be evacuated whilst being shot at and bombed by the victorious German forces. He was lucky to get out alive. The British Expeditionary Force was defeated by a much better equipped army.
He was lucky to be evacuated in time. The French army was fighting the rearguard at the Siege of Lille, May 28th to 31st 1940, where two army corps from the 1st Army held off 7 German divisions including three Panzer divisions. This rearguard action and the further bravery of French and British troops fighting the rearguard nearer Dunkirk, until June 4th 1940, enabled the evacuation of over 300,000 British, Canadian and French troops to Kent. These troops eventually helped defeat Hitler. Many of the soldiers of the French 1st Army were troops from North Africa.
Without this brave French rearguard action Hitler could possibly have won the war especially if he had not invaded Russia. The UK would also have been in real danger of invasion by the Nazis.
The idea that the French were cowards is simply a lie. Many, many French resistance fighters were murdered and tortured by the Nazis during the occupation. The French resistance helped the Allies to liberate France.
The British extreme right wing is getting up close to the French extreme right in 2017; but I wonder who they would have been getting cosy with in 1940. Do not believe their lies and propaganda.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/07/british-brexit-supporters-insult-emmanuel-macron-after-presidential-win
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/leaveeu-emmanuel-macron-victory-french-presidental-election-french-surrender-second-world-war-arron-a7723341.html
https://www.revolvy.com/topic/Siege%20of%20Lille%20(1940)&item_type=topic
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MOalDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT8&lpg=PT8&dq=the+dunkirk+bridgehead+and+french+12th+motorised&source=bl&ots=yo_4UaKai4&sig=BmBRJhTGZXrBrnVhHI2hagHkPYU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjy4a_M_-LTAhWjCcAKHcW5CoIQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=the%20dunkirk%20bridgehead%20and%20french%2012th%20motorised&f=false
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