In Summer 1940 the Wehrmacht was able to beat the French Forces in a matter of 6 weeks, this was quite surprising not only to the Germans, but also the rest of the world, especially the United States of America. Now the question is why were the French defeated in mere 6 weeks, after all in First World War, they won and held against the Germans for more than 4 years. »» GET OUR BOOK «« » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view?language=en_GB »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Frieser, Karl-Heinz: Blitzkrieg-Legende. Der Westfeldzug 1940. 4. Auflage. Oldenbourg Verlag: München, 2012. Umbreit, Hans (Hrsg.): Invasion 1944. Mittler & Sohn: Hamburg, 1998. Nord, Philip: France 1940. Defending the Republic. Yale University Press: New Haven and London, UK, 2015 Fennell, Jonathan: Fighting the People’s War. The British and Commonwealth Armies and the Second World War. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 2019 Jentz, Thomas L.: Panzertruppen 1 – The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany’s Tank Force – 1933-1942. Schiffer Military History: Atglen, USA, 1996. Higham, Robin (ed.); Harris, Stephen J. (ed.): Why Air Forces Fail. The Anatomy of Defeat. The University Press of Kentucky: Kentucky, USA, 2006. Zaloga, Steven J.: French Tanks of World War II (2) – Cavalry Tanks and AFVs. Osprey Publishing: Oxford, 2014 Zaloga, Steven J.: French Tanks of World War II (1) – Infantry and Battle Tanks. Osprey Publishing: Oxford, 2014 Moran, Nicholas: Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: SOMUA S35 part 1. The Chieftain (YouTube Channel): 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PmA8