![]() Intelligence FailureĮven before the campaign was fought, the French faced a disadvantage because of an utter intelligence failure. The following analysis concludes that the French lost in 1940 mainly because of three reasons: intelligence failure, operational and tactical inferiority, and poor strategic leadership. This article seeks to provide answers to such questions by identifying the key elements (on the French side) which contributed to the defeat. Yet, most people seem not to really know what caused it. The Battle of France is one of the most dramatic defeat in modern military history. How did that happen? How could France, considered at the time a great military power, lose so quickly? ![]() The Germans cross the Ardennes forest and break through Sedan after eight months of “Phoney War.” Six weeks later, France signs an armistice and officially loses the war – at least for the time being. Published OctoGerman troops marching in Paris in June 1940.įrance, May 1940. ![]()
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