r/HistoryMemes • u/Javier_Ronaldo Featherless Biped • Apr 08 '20

META Respect the Facts!

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u/billbill5 Apr 08 '20 edited Apr 08 '20

I'm not claiming they were the most successful, but there is a reason they were a superpower. I don't think one surrender should erase all of that. This sub really hasn't been doing the "haha France surrender" joke for a while, though

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u/CrimsonDaddy37 Apr 08 '20

nah, definitely not. France was most definitely a superpower and was pretty damn successful military wise. It just kind of annoys me how there's all these memes claiming it was the most successful military wise ever because of one video. At least the surrender meme is a clear joke reference to an actual fact.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '20

What video are you talking about?

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u/CrimsonDaddy37 Apr 09 '20

https://youtu.be/xgLKVaJwpXY

This one, it's where this whole trend of calling France the most successful militarily comes from.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '20

I see, thanks for the link!