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Why was France deafted in 1940?

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Anonymous

∙ 15y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Hitler used a style of war called blitzkrieg.

In turn France made the Maginot line which was an amazingly powerful line of defense however it had a major flaw. It faced one way and defended one way only, against the expected blitzkrieg.

Hitler simply went around it and the French surrendered.

However French soldiers did lose their lives and it was a tragic turn of events despite the surrendering itself.

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∙ 15y ago

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