Indeed, the Rhône runs in Lyon and Marseille, which are France's #2 and #3 cities. Hugely important river for power generation and chemistry (at least historically).
French General in 1945 taking all stuffs of Hitler’s house after its victory and going back home with Hitler personal car. A war isn’t closed to a single battle.
These videos are so superficial... Like the Rhône river, hello? The EU without Spain? The Mediterranean not cited in the natural barriers? Corsica hello? And for sure there is more to unpack here.
The northern plains also helped Louis XIV armies to invade 13 times the Low Countries and Holy Roman Empire and Napoleon armies to run havoc in Europe... It was not a one way road
@@saidhammar5006 I get your point, yet that's a stance far more easily articulated when it's said from a time-buffered afar and not in the periods thermselves. As Keynes noted, in the long run we are all dead. Would YOU have liked to put your family's life savings into various French gov't bonds where the regimes fell, or in the private debt and/or stock of the French inter-ocean canal outfit through Panama? Adolf's rise to fall governance window of 12 years is even TINIER by comparison (and occupation of France a 'measly' 5) yet if some magic genie bottle washed up on shore to you, are you wishing for being a Hebrew in Europe in that 'tiny' 12 year window? After all, why bitch 'n complain, some historian plainly and correctly stated that 150 plus years is nothing on the history time scale.
The south east of actual France was roman longer before the Julius Caesar's Gauls conquest. It was a "Provincia Romana" and that's why it is called today Provence. So the Alpes were not a natural defence,as both sides of the mountains were roman.
Going by tje alp with an army and some éléphants was a real exploit from hanibal. You have only some key point for travelling between France and italy among the montains.
You forgot soo much as the most important points, France is bordered by 6 countries Spain, Italy Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and had the UK near Northern West which facilitates exchanges, trades, communication and relations. Adding to that France has the Mediterranean coast and the Manche coast and the Atlantic Coast which facilitates also Import-Export by ship and gives beautiful beaches all around France. We're not in 1940 anymore don't bring stuff from the past as the relations got better with every bordered country.
Germany: I can't Invade through Alsace-Loraine? Shortcut. **Passes Through Belgium** Belgium: WAIT, WAIT, BRITAIN PROTECTS ME YOU CAN'T- Germany: Since when did Roads Talk?
@@Pafemanti Pyrenees UK: [pɪrəˈniːz] US: [pir′ə nēz′] To be honest though, I would pronunce it as he did in english, and I'm french and know about the Pyrenees.
The real main advantage if french geography that makes the country so unique is the fact of conneting the European plain with the mediterranean bassin. There are two places in france where this happens: the Rhone Valley which connects the parisian plain to the mefiterranean and the Lauragais Valley which connects the atlantic plains of Aquitaine with the mediterranean area. These are the inly two places in Europe where this happens. Everywhere else the mediterranean bassin is isolated to the European plain by a continous moutainous system. French identity is what it us because if this uniquegeographiczl fact
The Elsass is german land still occupied by the French But they have successfully brainwashed a lot of Elsässer into thinking they're french They suffer from Stockholm syndrome However, the Rhein is still German and always will be
@@jonasrmb01 On peut remonter à 451 si vous voulez. Sinon depuis 1918 l'Alsace redevient française. A moins de penser que le 3e Reich est toujours en activité auquel cas effectivement l'Alsace est allemande
France is wondrous. Its rivers are wondrous. Its mountains are wondrous. Its borders are wondrous. Its culture is wondrous. Its Art is especially extra wondrous.The French are wondrous. They were extra resilient during WWII and contribute wisely and wondrously to the EU. The French language is beautiful and wondrous. I love France. I miss France. She flows in my veins and someday I’ll return to her 🇫🇷 with celebration and WONDROUS sighs of relief.
Eh bien bravo monsieur ! Je vous invite à chanter un petit chant français assez célèbre et entraînant : "allons enfants de la patriie, le jour de gloire est arrivé ! Etc..." 😂🇫🇷 🇫🇷 💪🎺
@@qazyfYes for sure, because people always forget that the Americans rescue on Normandie's beach was possible (useful) only if the South was liberated. And it was, majoritarily by people from the colonies btw. Because geography permitted it.
On s'en fout d'Adolf, il est crevé la gueule ouverte dans son bunker à Berlin, le 30 avril 1945 Il y avait une chanson à Paris après août 1944, après le passage de Hitler en France en juin 1940 : "sous les ponts de Paris, il y a Hitler qui chie, Les parisiens ramassent les crottins. Pour bombarder Berlin."😂🇫🇷
I’d say that if France retained the former claims from that of the Roman province of Gaul, with everything west of the Rhine. It’d be as perfect as it possibly could be.
@@Capodraste Reconquête supremaciste ? Mais t'as fumé quoi gros ? 😂 Ah, tous ces français qui ne comprennent pas l'anglais mais qui veulent commenter. Aide toi de Google translate au pire.
Bro wtf are you deaf? The guy just said that the plains of northern France bring problems for the country from invasions, if you look, it's only from there that it has been able to be invaded throughout history.
France was formed more than 1000 years ago. WW2 happened 80 years ago. I do not think only one example of a defeat is relevant enough to reject the arguments about its geography being advantageous.
@@CokeFan-ql6vxlike the Gèrmans weren't?the Gèrmans were on a much more worse punishment,they had to give alot of their money,supplies and such things to make up for WW1 to the allies,yet they destroyed france in 50 days.
Love the "France got lucky with its geography" commentary. Sure, we got lucky after how many tens of centuries of war to remodel borders where they espouse the natural landscape?
@@Serhan824 Look at this page of comments. Everytime you see the word "Maginot",you will see that guy claiming that USA destroyed it easily even if they never attacked it. He's just mistaking the Maginot line with the Sigfried line... But forgive him,he's american. Even if i love them, you know how it is when you have to talk with them about geography or history...Better talking with a child
@@Aperson65323 The "brits' never took anything in France. The Duke of Normandy obtained by marriage 2/3 of France and he also was king of England. The french invaded england. not the otherway arround.
Yeah, its defense system of the eastern front was supposed to be impenetrable until Germany tested their belief in WWII. In WW3, no geological barriers are any good to prevent destructions. Thus they should use their advantage to promote peace. Peace no wars.
"Why France's geography is perfect?" Simple. That perfect geographic element defined the entity and borders or France. France wouldn't be like that if they hadn't used those things properly, and as a matter of facts for a long time it wasn't
