Germany invaded Poland in World War II. Why did France say it was impossible to help?

1939 Germany invaded Poland. If Britain sent troops across the Taiwan Strait, it would be beyond its reach. The reason is that France, which is adjacent to Germany, is motionless. There is really no unshirkable reason for everyone to think that this is a strange war, which is called? Sit-in demonstration . Are French stupid? No, they have their own plans.

First of all, there is no ability to dominate Europe. Since? Ruhr crisis? Later, France realized that there was Britain in the middle after World War I? Stir it up? , can't become the European continent? Boss? Instead, it will be subject to everywhere. So he followed in the footsteps of Britain in diplomacy and even became? Waiter? I don't care.

Although Britain, France and Poland formed a military alliance, it was the British who dominated the war process. The fact that Britain declared war on Germany first and France echoed it has already explained the problem. What's more, without the British participation and command, it is obviously unnecessary to attack without authorization. Boss? In the eyes, this does not meet the strategic needs of France.

Secondly, the strength of the German army cannot be ignored. ? Blitzkrieg's first appearance in the Polish campaign was devastated. The whole world was shocked, and all countries were uneasy about the strength of the German army, whether it was the military literacy of individual soldiers or the quantity and quality of tanks and planes in Europe at that time? No one can compare? .

In France's view, with the strength of the French army, it is capable of breaking through siegfried line, but the main force of the Polish army was surrounded by German divisions in just five days, with a loss ratio of 60:1; Of course, on the other hand, it also shows that the German army is powerful, the French army is no match at all, and the rapid demise of Poland has not left more opportunities for the French army to react.

More importantly, the position of the Soviet Union. Soviet-German Non-aggression Treaty for Britain and France to try? Suffering leads to the East? Bankruptcy tricks, as well as the Soviet Union's participation in dividing up Poland, made France more convinced that the Soviet Union and Germany had the intention of * * * confrontation. France, which was already hesitant, dared not attack without authorization, because it was more likely to die.

Although Britain and France have formed a military alliance, the British army is far less powerful than its navy, what's more? Far water can't put out near fire? Once we make a move, Britain can take risks to defend itself, while France can only die. ? Be quiet and move, okay On the contrary, the French are not stupid. They are more cautious in the face of right and wrong.

Make them insist? With static braking? Where does the confidence come from? Maginot line? .

Famous? Maginot line? Although it became an international joke that everyone laughed at after the war, it reflected the strategic guiding ideology of the French army at that time. The experience and lessons of World War I, the strongest defense line designed by the French, can't be said to be useless after all, can it? Spears and shields? Attack and defense, spear? Is it more selective and sharper? Spear? .

World War I, with the upgrading of weapons, has been unable to win by sea tactics and courage. In the end, the two sides fell into protracted trench warfare and positional warfare, and no one could break through. Ignoring the lives of soldiers, let French generals abandon the traditional offensive theory, work hard on defense, and consume their opponents' spirit with strong defense.

Especially in the battle of Verdun? World War I fame? Marshal Petain (then a colonel) was very opposed to letting soldiers charge with guns. He is not allowed to attack positions that are easy to defend but difficult to attack. But defense again and again, especially building a solid defensive position, really repelling the German attack and winning the war.

During his long term as commander-in-chief of the French army, Petain insisted on defense and gave up attack to the extreme. What is that? Maginot line? . The defense line is 390 kilometers long and the depth is 14 kilometers. In other words, once the other side breaks through the first line of defense, the French army can organize defense in depth again, thus constantly consuming the opponent's effective strength.

France spent 5 billion francs, equivalent to a year's budget, to build a complete defense system. It has everything, including trains, headquarters, hospitals and even a small cinema. The stored grain and ammunition were enough for the troops to maintain for three months, which became the proud defense line of the French army at that time, and it was also the reason for the German army to detour later.

However, due to the high construction cost and France's belief that it is unlikely for Germany to bypass maginot line, only the Franco-German border section was built. Of course, this is also the biggest drawback of simple defense. Any period without defense may become the weakness of the opponent's attack. Since you can't defend yourself completely, it's not the best defense.

Some people think that the military guiding ideology of the French army is 20 years behind that of the German army. This sentence, a little? Wise after the event? As two directions of the development of military thought after World War I, one will? Shield? To the extreme, a general? Spear? Better grinding, simple use? Backward? This word obviously lacks rigor. After all, the Germans did not attack maginot line head-on.

In any case, maginot line gave the French an illusory sense of security and took it for granted that everything was safe. It was the excessive trust in this line of defense that made it give up any attack and give the initiative of the campaign to Germany. In their view, to attack is to die. After all, with this line of defense, the French army could not attack Germany.

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