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This week's Episode:
/u/AC_7 speaks to /u/400-Rabbits on the topic of the infamous early action of World War 2, the Battle of France: the pivotal months in 1939-40 when Nazi Germany and France clashed. The preparations for the Nazi invasion of France, the vaious plans, opening moves, the motivations of both sides, and the ultimate aftermath are all covered.
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Coming up next fortnight: /u/davidAOP and /u/eternalkerri talk with /u/400-Rabbits (and each other) on the topic of the Golden Age of Piracy... matey.
After reading several books on the battle of France from both the British and the french perspective we see large mistakes from the general staff when trying to cooperate in joint action between all the allies (including Belgium) why was this the case? They had front WW1 together in which they did (eventually) learn to cooperate in an efficient manner what lead to this degradation of joint staffs?
Also why on earth did the belgians refuse to let the allies enter EVEN after plans were found detailing a german invasion through belgium?
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