http://www.historynet.com/why-didnt-polands-allies-defend-it.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Mon, 20 May 2013 07:22:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.historynet.com/why-didnt-polands-allies-defend-it.htm#comment-818412 Larry C Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685967#comment-818412 J.G. is correct in his assessment of the cause. I shall add another factor. The French did not even defend their own country with any conviction. Most French troops in 1940 never fired a single shot. A very large portion took off their uniforms and ran away. The German Blitzkrieg faced much less oppositon from the French than from the Poles. The only real attempt at resistance was by the British. J.G. is correct in his assessment of the cause. I shall add another factor. The French did not even defend their own country with any conviction. Most French troops in 1940 never fired a single shot. A very large portion took off their uniforms and ran away. The German Blitzkrieg faced much less oppositon from the French than from the Poles. The only real attempt at resistance was by the British.

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