In June 1940, the French army retreats in front of the advance of the Germans. The Italians then launch their offensive in the south of France, lack of luck for them, the French soldiers are not really ready to surrender ... An episode dedicated to the Battle of Menton!
A NES production.
Attention, two erratums:
- at 2:50, I'm talking about light tanks and I'm showing ... a B1, the heavy French tank: p
- At 3:50, I say that the French are twice as many in number, it is of course the opposite. They are two times inferior.
This video is from a chapter of my book "The Worst Battles of History". You can get it from independent bookstores near you or from larger stores (everywhere in fact)! It is also available on Amazon: amzn.to/2OyiY32
I strongly invite you to consult the site of the brothers Cima and Michel Trumann about the Maginot line: www.maginot.org/
Photo credits:
Archivio Centrale dello Stato
Bernard and Raymond Cima
Michel Truttmann
Laurent Icardo
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26 сен 2024