#gamelin

General Gamelin

At the beginning of WW2, France's borders were easily breached by Nazi Germany and it quickly surrendered. The reason for this was that Maurice Gustave Gamelin, who was in charge of border security on the Western Front, was suffering from ``cerebral syphilis'' and could not make sound decisions. The French military is stupid and foolish for giving responsibility to such a general. In the blink of an eye, they surrendered and a Vichy puppet government was established.

Full of pride, De Gaulle fled to England, supported the resistance movement through radio broadcasts, and apparently fought in France under the protection of the British army. At that time, France was on the same level as Belgium, the Netherlands, and Greece, and there was no sign that it would later become a permanent member of the United Nations.

It is only natural that the three countries that virtually defeated Nazi Germany and held the Yalta Conference--the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union--determined the postwar world order. Everything was decided through their thoughts and negotiations. Of the two remaining permanent members, China was chosen first. Looking back, it is surprising that the Soviet Union initially opposed China's admission as a permanent member of the Security Council. France is the last. In this case, it was decided that including at least one European power would be better, regardless of Franklin Roosevelt's rift with de Gaulle. This is regardless of the fact that France is actually a stupid and weak country.

However, as a Japanese person, I find it unreasonable that China and France, who cannot be described as ``victors'' in WW2, have become permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

Rei Morishita

間抜けで弱いフランスが何故国連常任理事国になれたのか？

WW2初頭、フランスはナチスドイツに軽々と国境線を破られ、早々と降伏した。その理由は西部戦線の国境警備責任者だったMaurice Gustave Gamelinが「脳梅毒」に冒されていて、正常な判断が出来なかったことにある。こんな将軍に責任を負わせていたフランス軍部はバカで間抜けである。そしてあれよあれよという間に降伏して、ヴィシー傀儡政権が出来た。

プライドだけは高いドゴールは、イギリスに逃げて、ラジオ放送でレジスタンス運動を支援したり、イギリス軍の庇護のもと、フランスで戦ったりしたらしい。その当時、フランスはベルギー、オランダ、ギリシャと同一線上にあり、のちに国連常任理事国となる予兆は微塵もなかった。

ナチスドイツに実質的に勝利し、ヤルタ会談を行った３国――アメリカ、イギリス、ソヴィエトが戦後世界秩序を決定したのは当然である。全ては彼らの思惑と交渉の中で決まっていった。常任理事国の残り２国のうち、中国がまず決まった。今から思うと意外なことに、中国の常任理事国入りには、ソヴィエトが当初反対していた。フランスが最後。この場合、フランクリン・ルーズベルトがドゴールと不仲であったことは無関係に、ヨーロッパの大国を一国は入れたほうが良いという判断で決まった。実際のフランスが間抜けで弱い国であることとは無関係に、である。

Warning: War Can Be Very Surprising. The Case of the Battle Of France, May-June 1940

This is my answer to the following question: “Why didn’t Britain and France throw their full force at the western German pincer instead of evacuating at Dunkirk?”

At first sight, on paper, the French army had plenty enough power to cut the Von Manstein/Guderian “Sickle Cut” (an expression invented later by Churchill, apparently), just after it happened. It was tried and nearly worked (from the…

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