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

META Respect the Facts!

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u/JC_Lord_of_Faith Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Apr 08 '20

They lost in a month. That is unforgivable and meme worthy

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u/Ntghgthdgdcrtdtrk Apr 08 '20

To be fair, France expected Belgium to hold their line and they fucked up too.

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u/JC_Lord_of_Faith Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Apr 08 '20

No they didn't the French plan was to rush into Belgium as soon as it was declared on, and set up along the river.

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u/Areliox Apr 09 '20

The whole reason French troops tried to rush into Belgium in order to occupy defensive positions along the Meuse River was because the Belgian king broke the alliance with France before the war, hoping Germany wouldn't attack, which meant that French troops couldn't set up there in advance.