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They mobilized 20% of the male population, built large modern fortifications and had a strong air force. The germans just had better weapons and better tactics
by Joeri 8y ago
They mobilized 20% of the male population, built large modern fortifications and had a strong air force. The germans just had better weapons and better tactics and rolled over them in 18 days.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Belgium https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Belgium
- koonsolo 8y agoMy Flemisch grandad was in the second WW. Back then all official things in Belgium were in French. Can you imagine a Flemisch farmer getting French instructions? Must have been real chaos I suppose.
- valesco 8y agoSo many nationalities served in so many armies with officers that didn't speak their own language (think of the USSR, the Italian colonies, the French colonies, the British colonies, the French enlisted in the RAF in WW2...). It isn't so hard to understand military orders when you're doing it on a daily basis.