What was the general opinion of British soldiers by the French during WW2? Also what about Free France and Vichy France relations?
French and British soldier relations
Liam Martinez
Benjamin Baker
>What was the general opinion of British soldiers by the French during WW2?
Bad. Dunkirk left a deep sense of abandonment.
>Also what about Free France and Vichy France relations?
Very very bad. When they landed in France one of their motto was "Maréchal, nous violà!" , an ironical reference to a song dedicated to Pétain.
Adam Barnes
>Bad. Dunkirk left a deep sense of abandonment
>lose most of your country to the enemy because of your ineptitude
>see half your citizens aid and abet the enemy because they are either ideological-sympathisers or cowards
>have thousands of your men rescued from a beach
>accuse the rescuers of cowardice because they didn't offer themselves up as cannon fodder
The French really are the most wretched people in the world
Gabriel Taylor
>When they landed in France one of their motto was "Maréchal, nous violà!" , an ironical reference to a song dedicated to Pétain
What you've wrote means "Maréchal raped us", "Maréchal nous voilà" means " Maréchal we're coming" which for them implied "to kick your ass"
Julian Smith
>Bad. Dunkirk left a deep sense of abandonment.
Actually that's wrong. The French army knew their collapse had led to Dunkirk happening, and most were grateful that a hundred thousand Frenchmen had been evacuated to safety.
Most French came to detest the British for wiping out the bulk of the French fleet in Mers-el Kebir when they refused to hand it over.
Robert Edwards
>Be British
>Get your asses saved by the French as they fight to save you as you flee from the Eternal Teuton
>Shoot the French when they try to board the ships afterward
>Pretend that it was all you and the French did nothing to save you
>Blow up their fleet
The English really are the most wretched people in the world
Sebastian Davis
>how dare you attack ships that were about to come into possession of a state that was at war with you
the entitlement is real
Caleb Smith
They really weren't capable of understanding the life or death struggle that WW2 was swiftly becoming by mid-1940. The French were so war-weary and terrified of another Verdun that they'd have happily taken the Reich deep into their sphincter so long as they kept their bumfuck Indochinese possessions.
Dominic Baker
kek that was a nice typo, sorry.
Kayden Smith
>Get your asses saved by the French as they fight to save you as you flee from the Eternal Teuton
all of britain was fighting for france
half of france was fighting for france
none of france was fighting for britain
Hunter Davis
All Frenchmen are twats, smelly, arrogant, cheese eating poofs, honestly I wish the krauts had slaughtered more of you, Calais is rightful English clay
Jordan Sanchez
>inb4 some Bong claims that France would have given their fleet to the Germans
Wyatt Allen
France wanted to kick hitler's shit in over CZ, Britain digressed.
Ayden Rodriguez
>all of britain was fighting for france
>half of france was fighting for france
>none of france was fighting for britain
That's actually pretty kino put it that way
Brandon Brown
This, but unironically
France should have been ethnically cleansed and settled with Anglos
Charles Powell
EXCELLENT post
Ryan Johnson
The absolute state of Veeky Forums, ladies and gentlemen.
Parker Gomez
im British kek :3
Caleb Lewis
Don't cut yourselves on that edge anglo pieces of shit
Joseph Gutierrez
anglo faggots please leave you aren't wanted, you further embarrass yourselves by posting here we do not want you
Noah Miller
lol
Luis Diaz
The frogs were never even close to handing over their fleet to the Nazis. When the Nazis occupied Vichy later in the war, the frogs destroyed the remainder of their fleet.
Slaughtering the frog sailors was one of the 20th Centuries most despicable acts, truly earning the bongs the Perfidious Albion moniker.
Joshua Howard
Oh the rosbeefs tried, but as in all matters military, they failed.
Ryan Morales
Collaborators in uniforms. They were given a chance to join the alliance. They didn't, thus they were the enemy.
Jacob Powell
>Shoot the French when they try to board the ships afterward
Lolwut?
Hudson Flores
I dont understand this post
David Davis
The bongs have always been good about gunning down helpless targets. It's their trademark. Too bad they get BTFO whenever they meet any resistance, eh?
Tyler Gonzalez
>litterally begged to join the Allied fleets or if that wouldn't do, sail to a neutral country and leave the ships there until the war is over
>refused for fear of angering their new masters
Utterly pathetic.
Christopher Murphy
>military fleet
>helpless
Luis Gutierrez
What is utterly pathetic is Perfidious Albion slaughtering innocent and neutral targets... again. Weren't there some dutch farmers they could shoot instead?
Isaac Ortiz
>bong
>advocates slaughtering neutrals
checks out
Brody Barnes
Truly the trademark of the bongs.
Liam Gonzalez
What a fantastic explanation as to how armed military vessels are helpless.
Henry Gonzalez
>joining the enemy who have invaded your country and killed your comrades, even as your allies beg you to come with them and help liberate your people
>not perfidious
Ok.
Ryder Martin
>gunning down neutral sailors laying at anchor
>not perfidious albion
>REPEAT WE ARE NOT PERFIDIOUS ALBION ANYMORE
ok
Jacob Cox
>neutral
>siding with the enemy who have invaded their country