During World War II, why was France’s performance called a laughing stock?

During World War II, France had the strongest army in the world, but it surrendered in just one month. France was very powerful during World War II, but it did not show its strength. Facing the German attack, France did not hold out for long but quickly surrendered.

The Maginot Line did not play a big role during World War II. The German army, which was wearing cotton uniforms and was overwhelming, spent a lot of energy on this line of defense, but it was easily broken through by the German army. France spent eleven years on this project, spending half of its national defense budget every year. It was a surreal project at the time, and it was the pinnacle of human industrial design at that time. However, such an impregnable defense line that France had built with national efforts was simply bypassed by German troops.

The French army believes that the Maginot Line will well block the German attack, so every soldier devotes himself to the construction of the defense line with full enthusiasm. After many years of construction of the defense line. However, the German army easily broke through, and the French army was extremely crushed. At that time, French soldiers spent all day doing nothing, neither fighting nor training, let alone those unheard-of infantry-tank coordination and air-ground coordination tactics. The French soldiers' daily job was to dig useless field fortifications and enjoy the rich and comprehensive recreational facilities provided by the rear. They believed that the Germans would inevitably be beaten to death in front of the Maginot Line and that this war would be an "easy war."

The Maginot Line was not only France’s defense line against fascist attacks but also the heart of the French army. A breakthrough in the defense line symbolized the collapse of the French army, so the French army soon surrendered. .