the maginot line

I have read a biography of Rommel written by an Englishman, which does contain such a record.

However, it should be noted that Rommel did not break through the real maginot line. The real maginot line only reaches the vicinity of the Dragon Ridge, and then extends westward to the so-called "Little maginot line", whose fortification intensity is far less than that of "Great maginot line". However, German records have never distinguished between the original defense line and the extension line.

In addition, Rommel adopted a new breakthrough method at that time, that is, let all tanks and firearms fire forward. When the enemy was in an uncertain state, the armored forces had already broken through. This method is tried and tested, so it is the fastest. The 7th Armored Division is also known as the "Devil's Division".

Because the breakthrough speed was too fast, the French army behind the defense line didn't know that the Germans had arrived, so there was the dramatic scene you said: the tank hand held high the white flag and shouted "truce, truce" and drove past like a carnival team, while the French army was dumbfounded at the position and didn't know what had happened. The whole campaign in France was full of adventures, accidents and low-level mistakes. Rommel's episode is the condensation of a comedy.