The Military History of France

[NookyBooky]

I know some Foreign Legion history.


In WWII they attacked Germany and made it well into Germany (the only reason they made it so far was because the German Army was in Poland). But instead of looking around for a fight in Germany they decided to turn around and run back across the Maginot Line before the German army got back from Poland. Next, they surrendered to the Nazis, and then they fought for the Nazis until the US army smacked them around a bit in North Africa, and finally they surrendered to the US.

Thats a heritage to be proud of.

 

[frenchy]

hey nookie,

Stop inventing history, the legion never surrender to anyone,
so go and tell your BS to somebody else.
If you have issue with the French it's one thing but don't try to degrade one of the best army on this planet.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

Let's hear some more, Nookie!

 

[SpeedBird]

Frenchy:

While I sort of admire your convictions, you're swimming against an impossible tide deep inside enemy territory. You better lay low for a couple of years, change your callsign, and buy season tickets to watch the NY Yankees.

Your life will be much less stressful.

 

[NookyBooky]

Only 12 days into the battle of France June Petain asked for an armistice, by the time it was granted the German army had already reached the Spainish border. Many French, including De Gaulle fled to England so they could continue the fight another day. The legion stayed loyal to the Vichy government, and the Vichy government was completely controlled by the Nazis.

The Vichy government was allowed to keep control of their North African colonies if they agreed to defend them from attack by the Allies. When Operation Torch was carried out in '42 the Foreign legion tried to repel the Americans at the beach. Unfortunately the Americans they were trying to Repel were led by Patton, and under the supreme command of Eisenhower. The Legion then surrendered to the US and UK.



Some more interesting facts about the Battle of France:

For a loss of 27,000 soldiers the German Army destroyed the French, Belgian, Dutch armies.

1,900,000 men of the French armie were made prisoners.

Total French casualties were 90,000 dead and 200,00 wounded.

But I wouldn't sweat it too much Frenchy, you French dudes still get lots of chicks.

 

[MercuryPilot]

French Military Victories?

Check out the January 28, 2003 post on the link below. It's a screen shot of a "google.com" search for "French military victories" about halfway down the page at:

http://www.sgtstryker.com/weblog/archives/cat_the_funny.html

 

[JCJ]

but does the french foreign legion still wear those cool hats?

 

[B-J-J Fighter]

Our weekend warriors could destroy the FFL in a weekend or so. Maybe a little quicker, it so many didnt surrender. Our MP Corp is not quite big enough to handle so many people just giving up.

Frenchy are you a French or American citizen? Or both for that matter?

 

[frenchy]

Jim,
If I was you I wouldn't talk much, attacking me is the last thing you want to do.
I also remenber you , and you never won any popularity contest
making it to hawaian is a proof that there is miracle on the planet

 

[slacker]

Frenchy takes a stand

Wow, I'm suprised. A French man replied to some negative post without surrendering.

I know the French are fierce warriors...in fact isn't there a saying, like...."The French will fight to the very last American."

 

[chawbein]

Why did the French win the French Revolution? Because they were fighting the French.

Would that be a case of whomever surrendered last was the winner?

 

[BMD]

french clowns

Flying over Kosovo, we used to dread having the NATO AWACS (callsign "Cyrano") clowns out there. Invariably, they'd have a frenchie on the radio that you couldn't understand and they never really had the air picture figured out. We were intercepted by our own guys a few times because of them.

 

[frenchy]

BBJ,

I am dutch and American.

 

[spongebob]

Frenchy,
You are being very generous by calling the adventures the french have had in Africa in the last 50 years "victories". Judging by the final outcomes in places like Chad (the prefered way to spell it in America) and Zaire, the french have little to be proud of. Even pro-french historians and press in Europe are shy to call these victories. Maybe you mean a victory in the same sense that Saddam Hussein has told his people he was victorious in the Gulf War? It is amazing enough that countries like Algeria and Chad can even muster a force to keep the Boy Scouts busy; a country like france has sure kept busy over the last 40 years attempting to win decisively.

But I digress from my point... the FFL is not even indicative of the overall french military, a group that has folded amazingly fast in the defense of their motherland TWICE in one century. But what chaps us Americans (who fought and continue to serve for the US ARMED FORCES) are the thousands of gravestones in that smelly country standing for Americans who gave their lives to give back the libererty to the UNGRATEFUL french.

For all the french who read this forum, "your freedom and liberty are no longer worth an American GI getting a hangnail much less risk his life". The next time a foreign country plows over your border and sets up government (say somebody like Albania), you better go looking elsewhere for a country to liberate your kids!

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

Popularity Contest

Okay, I'm bored. Time for a poll and an opportunity for Jim to win a popularity contest. We'll make a thread on popularity: Jim Vs Frenchy. I predict a landslide!

Hey Frenchy, you are Dutch...have you ever stuck your finger in a dike?

 

[BMD]

finger

He'd have to pull his thumb out of his own Alsasce Lorraine in order to put it anywhere.

 

[MoGambo]

Awesome FFL

Hey Frenchy,

If the FFL is such a fine fighting force, why did they surrender so quickly the last time Euro Disney put on a fireworks display ?? Heard those boys dropped faster than a pair of panties on prom night !

 

[B-J-J Fighter]

Heard a nother French joke today, it went something like this:

What is the French Navy now buying new glass bottom boats?

A: So they can see where there old boats are parked.

 

[cessna_driver2]

Hey we have to the the french one ounce of credit.

They did after all win the world cup of soccer a few years back all by themselves. With out any help from the US this time.

(I still say it was rigged )

 

[chawbein]

That's because soccer is nearly as gay as the french.