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Originally Posted by Vega33
Great thread, but can we please put an end to this "surrender/white flag" theme that keeps showing up? WW II was a long time ago and I seriously doubt that there are many posters here who have had a chance to show just how tough they would be in combat. In fact, I strongly suspect that, faced with several dozen German panzer divisions, most here would lose control of their bodily functions. The French showed their courage at places like the Marne and Verdun.
On top of the fact that it's factually wrong. The French did not surrender, they got hammered by Germany. They didn't fold before the flop, they lost at showdown. The German called it blitzkrieg, we just call it hyper turbo.