Morbusgametheory t1_j5svnz6 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 9:23 AM

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And many French Generals thought Germany couldn't get past the Minot Line and didn't anticipate Big Bertha.

xcomcmdr t1_j5vvur2 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 10:42 PM

Actually that's not true at all. The Maginot line was designed to slow down the Germans long enough for mass conscription to take place.

It was a very formidable defense line, and the reason why the Germans opted for the Ardennes route instead. It did serve its purpose, and brave souls sacrified themselves in there. Their sacrifice was not in vain. What they did was not stupid.

They had a job to do. They held the line.

Germany had an overwhelming population advantage compared to France, and the French Republic reacted accordingly.

The Maginot line never was about stopping anything. The generals were not idiots.

Morbusgametheory t1_j5w83cn wrote on January 26, 2023 at 12:10 AM

You're right they didn't build fortifications in the North because they didn't think the Reich couldn't get through as quick as they did, they also weren't expecting a big rail gun to be made and used against them.

Also the Minot Line wasn't staffed appropriately at the time, and I never called them idiots, over confident is the preferred inference.