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Fall Of France

Also searchable as armored warfare 1940, armoured warfare 1940, Battle of France, France 1940, Low Countries 1940.

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  1. What does the Kreigsmarine look like if it goes all diesel powered & Scharnhorst framed?
    57:25Force H and British resource strain in the wargameNotable Point
  2. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    29:42Naval capability and the collapse of French governmentChapter
  3. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    31:53One interpretation of France's 1940 political crisisChapter
  4. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    39:55Could Darlan have sent the fleet out of France?Chapter
  5. Marine Nationale go all Free French in June 1940...
    46:03How Germany might respond to a departing fleetChapter
  6. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:05:55A 1940 Italian attempt to seize the French fleetQ&A
  7. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:00:06How Norway and French radios could change the early warQ&A
  8. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    48:48France brings substantial forces below the capital-ship levelNotable Point
  9. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:20:38France's government collapsed before its capacity to fightNotable Point
  10. What happens if the entirety of the French Navy decides to carry on fighting in WWII? (Patreon Live)
    1:38:08France's collapse was the Allies' largest single warship lossNotable Point
  11. What if the Royal Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMS Hermes had sisters in the 1920s? (Patreon Live)
    1:58:33What happens to French light carriers after the 1940 surrender?Q&A
  12. Bruships 227: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:17:47An EF5 tornado could disrupt the 1940 Ardennes advanceQ&A
  13. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    1:51:21Why waiting did not solve the Axis industrial disadvantageNotable Point
  14. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    4:30:01Fixing Allied command and control in the Battle of FranceChapter
  15. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    4:33:14Evacuating France's political leadership as well as its troopsNotable Point
  16. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    4:41:34The missed chance to strike German columns in the ArdennesNotable Point
  17. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    4:46:00The Maginot Line's northern flank and Belgian neutralityNotable Point
  18. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P7 of 9 - Supplying Churchill’s Christmas Present: Battle of Cape Bon
    1:02:04How the French fleet could reshape Britain's 1940 warQ&A
  19. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    3:08:27How a French stalemate in 1940 changes Axis and Japanese choicesQ&A
  20. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    3:10:52Would British fuel supplies keep Japan away from the Dutch East Indies?Q&A
  21. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    1:12:55Why 1945 Free French forces would need concentration to stop Germany in 1940Q&A
  22. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    1:58:12What extra preparation time could change before a 1940 campaignNotable Point
  23. Bruships 212: Naval History Questions Answered Live...After Power Cut
    2:05:20Extending the Maginot Line to the ChannelQ&A
  24. Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:59:12If France holds out until 1941Q&A
  25. Bruships 200: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:20:43Could Dunkirk have become a reinforcement bridgehead?Q&A
  26. Bruships 200: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:47:49When the French fleet could have joined Britain in 1940Q&A
  27. Bruships 174: Ten Days to Christmas... have I got the lights up yet?
    46:13Could Italy open the war with a strike on Toulon?Q&A
  28. Bruships 174: Ten Days to Christmas... have I got the lights up yet?
    3:24:47If the United States enters the European war in 1939Q&A
  29. Bruships 174: Ten Days to Christmas... have I got the lights up yet?
    3:51:49The Soviet Union still enters a shorter European warQ&A
  30. Jellicoe as 3rd Sea Lord, Essay Competion & WoW Collab: Last 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 4/4
    5:26:16Earlier P-40 deliveries and British fighter logisticsQ&A
  31. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    23:02French redeployment could close the Ardennes gapChapter
  32. So what happens in the Pacific if Italy stays neutral for WWII?
    1:09:28Why neutral Italy changes the whole warNotable Point
  33. Bruships 167: Tell me why, everything turned book – packing up, stacking up is all kalax want to do.
    2:21:44French battlecruisers after the fall of FranceQ&A
  34. Regia Aeronautica's Mainstay: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero - Key Aircraft Series 2, Aircraft 4
    28:22Survivability, maintenance lessons, and early-war serviceChapter
  35. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    1:14:47What Britain would need to change on BearnQ&A
  36. Bruships 134: Imperial Japanese Navy Books
    1:31:15British armoured doctrine before the North African campaignNotable Point
  37. Patreon 92: Frank Whittle is given consistent funding by Britain to develop jet engines from 1928
    2:15:03Better fighters do not automatically prevent the Fall of FranceNotable Point
  38. USS Enterprise: A Star is Born - KSS3 S4 Comment Response
    20:42Why Germany needed a short war against stronger coalitionsNotable Point
  39. Operation Berlin: Tour De Force or Tour De Farce?
    28:08Hindsight hides how extreme Britain's 1941 position wasNotable Point
  40. WWII if Norway Wins & Operation Weserübung Fails...
    1:27Why Norway matters more than its military sizeChapter
  41. Patreon 87: Norway Stands! WWII if Norway repels the German invasion...
    18:35Testing what victory in Norway does not changeNotable Point
  42. Patreon 87: Norway Stands! WWII if Norway repels the German invasion...
    1:10:05Would Churchill still become prime minister?Q&A
  43. Patreon 87: Norway Stands! WWII if Norway repels the German invasion...
    1:11:36Could Norway inherit French aircraft orders?Q&A
  44. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    2:10:33British armour and the value of a mechanized armyNotable Point
  45. How & Why during WWII MTBs became MGBs: European & Mediterranean Theatre
    2:11:46From France to ABDA: why coalition command matteredNotable Point
  46. Bruships: Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    18:12Why veteran experience did not produce identical resistance in 1940Q&A
  47. Mistakes of WWII caused by WWI
    42:32Forgetting the Hundred Days encouraged a static responseChapter
  48. Patreon 82: WNT Nations during 1920s/30s, what was their biggest mistake & missed opportunity?
    1:40:35Churchill's proposal to combine Britain and FranceNotable Point
  49. Losing Control of the Sea: Bad time for the Royal Navy in the Age of Sail
    3:48The fall of France as a warning about cultural memoryNotable Point
  50. Patreon 80: The most annoying & damaging 'myths' about the Royal Navy in the Treaty Years & WWII?
    2:13:52Political mistrust may have weakened French Army communicationsNotable Point
  51. Bruships 111: Random Books of History
    25:15How many French battleships were operational in 1940?Q&A
  52. Bruships 109: Mahan, an inspiration & a Reflection + Bonus
    2:20:56Castex on national defence councilsChapter
  53. Patreon 71: Why did the French Navy not more fully embrace carrier aviation after WWI?
    1:14:24Would a longer Maginot Line have helped in 1940?Q&A
  54. Bruships 92: New Books, Naval Chat and Late 19th Century Warships...
    2:29:25Why French submarines left a limited wartime recordQ&A
  55. French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video
    23:15German logistics and a southern French redoubtQ&A
  56. French Navy Fights on in 1940: Comment Response Video
    1:08:45The southern France redoubt as a logistical raceQ&A
  57. Escort Carriers, the idea, designs, development and some notable operations
    5:25The fall of France opens the mid-Atlantic air gapChapter
  58. Escort Carriers, the idea, designs, development and some notable operations
    33:28Reasonable assumptions hide the escort-carrier requirementChapter
  59. Patreon 63: Escort carriers, the idea, designs, development and notable operations
    59:06How the fall of France and Norway broke convoy doctrineChapter
  60. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    51:00Scenario two keeps France, its industry, and Atlantic ports in the warChapter
  61. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    56:18World War I trauma and the political collapse of 1940Notable Point
  62. If the French Navy Fought on in 1940: Vive La France
    1:11:04Continued French resistance is not an easy victoryNotable Point
  63. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    1:18:24Italy's unsuccessful 1940 invasion of FranceNotable Point
  64. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    1:47:15Scenario two: France continues the land warChapter
  65. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    1:50:25Could France sustain a national redoubt?Q&A
  66. Patreon 62: What If The French Navy in 1940 Fought On?
    2:42:01Reversing the Royal Navy's 1940 nightmareChapter
  67. Major Allied Navies of WWII: Five Problems and How to Fix them January 1941
    15:44Britain's strategic map has collapsedChapter
  68. French Cruiser Policy & Doctrine of the 1920s & 30s (Long Patrol)
    41:45Interwar naval coordination magnified Britain's shock in 1940Notable Point
  69. Bruships 81: Some Books from Chalk Valley & Tank Fest and Naval History Questions
    3:34:32Why French cruiser projects disappeared from memoryQ&A
  70. Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)
    4:06:18Strategic shock after Norway and FranceNotable Point
  71. Finnish War 1808-9 (214th Anniversary of the Battle of Kuopio)
    2:47:56When ASDIC exercises met a different warQ&A
  72. WW2 in the Mediterranean up until November 1940: p2 Taranto Long Patrol
    0:16Italy enters a Mediterranean reshaped by France’s collapseChapter
  73. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies – Comment Response 3/4
    12:20How initiative and fuel risk shaped France in 1940Notable Point
  74. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies – Comment Response 3/4
    14:30Troop quality, leadership, and France's defeatNotable Point
  75. A Book or Two to Review (29): The Spanish Civil War at Sea
    16:39Why interwar choices look clearer in hindsightNotable Point
  76. Bruships 55: New Books
    3:22:09Britain's equipment position after the evacuation from FranceQ&A
  77. Bruships 55: New Books
    3:28:26Tactical performance and strategic defeat in 1940Q&A
  78. Bruships 55: New Books
    3:36:38How many British divisions were ready after the fall of France?Q&A
  79. Bruships 55: New Books
    4:14:18Supplying Norway despite German air powerQ&A
  80. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    1:41:04Desert-war tanks in France in 1940Q&A
  81. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    23:51The Maginot Line depended on Belgium and Allied timingChapter
  82. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    38:42Defense in depth beyond the Maginot Line's strong sectorQ&A
  83. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    43:10French air power, radios, and doctrine in 1940Notable Point
  84. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    49:37Static divisions were not a ready-made mobile reserveNotable Point
  85. Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas (Non-Churchill) – The Comment Questions...
    53:29Road engineering made the Ardennes advance possible but fragileNotable Point
  86. A Book or Two to Review (13): Images of War Armoured Warfare and the Fall of France 1940
    0:35Images of War as a reference on armour in 1940Chapter
  87. A Book or Two to Review (13): Images of War Armoured Warfare and the Fall of France 1940
    5:03Belgian light tractors and anti-tank mobilityNotable Point
  88. A Book or Two to Review (13): Images of War Armoured Warfare and the Fall of France 1940
    6:51A Royal Navy officer's unexplained connection to a Mark VI light tankNotable Point
  89. A Book or Two to Review (13): Images of War Armoured Warfare and the Fall of France 1940
    7:56French and British tank use in 1940Chapter
  90. A Book or Two to Review (13): Images of War Armoured Warfare and the Fall of France 1940
    8:28German training and staff work, with a caveat about RommelNotable Point
  91. Operation Aerial: France after Dunkirk (Long Patrol)
    2:39Operation Aerial after DunkirkChapter
  92. Operation Aerial: France after Dunkirk (Long Patrol)
    11:42Brooke and the Brittany redoubt problemNotable Point
  93. Operation Aerial: France after Dunkirk (Long Patrol)
    26:02Why the Second BEF's trained units matteredNotable Point
  94. Operation Aerial: France after Dunkirk (Long Patrol)
    43:04Cherbourg and Saint-Malo evacuationsChapter
  95. Operation Aerial: France after Dunkirk (Long Patrol)
    44:31Cherbourg's unrealized Cotentin redoubtNotable Point
  96. Operation Aerial: France after Dunkirk (Long Patrol)
    1:23:53Lessons from the 1940 evacuationsNotable Point
  97. Operation Aerial: France after Dunkirk (Long Patrol)
    1:30:36Brooke applies France's defence-in-depth lessonNotable Point
  98. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    35:28World War I trauma as one explanation for France in 1940Notable Point
  99. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P2/5 What was Lend Lease according to the USA
    13:13Destroyers for bases expands Atlantic securityChapter
  100. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P1/5 WW2 prior to Lend Lease
    23:44A failed Norwegian invasion might have checked German confidenceChapter
  101. Lend Lease Long Patrol: P1/5 WW2 prior to Lend Lease
    36:59France's defeat opened Atlantic bases and cost Allied matérielChapter
  102. Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...
    1:06:22French aircraft orders became an immediate British resourceNotable Point
  103. Lend Lease Act 80yrs on...
    1:07:10The fall of France creates Force HChapter
  104. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    3:48:42Why the Allies withdrew from Norway in 1940Q&A
  105. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    3:57:35Why leave an open interval in a fortified frontier?Notable Point
  106. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    3:59:49The Maginot Line debate moves from terrain to coalition politicsNotable Point
  107. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    4:09:02Why a vulnerable frontline division needed nearby reservesNotable Point
  108. Four Random Books 25: On a Precipe
    9:55How the fall of France transformed the Mediterranean warChapter
  109. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 5 of 5: What ifs, Ships & Patreon Votes
    2:39What if the Allies had not abandoned Norway for France?Notable Point
  110. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 5 of 5: What ifs, Ships & Patreon Votes
    8:41Why Germany might have sacrificed NorwayNotable Point
  111. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 3 of 5: Namsos, De Wiart & Fleischer
    24:32Why Allied numbers did not produce operational advantageNotable Point
  112. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 3 of 5: Namsos, De Wiart & Fleischer
    36:06Narvik retaken, then Norway abandonedChapter
  113. 1940 Norway Campaign Part 2 of 5: Planning, Invasion & Narvik,
    47:10Narvik's strategic value beyond the harbour battleNotable Point
  114. Four Random Books 7: Dunkirk
    1:35Calais, the BEF retreat, and the road to DunkirkChapter
  115. An Introduction to Operation Menace part 2 of 2
    28:26Vichy officers confront Britain's refusal to quitNotable Point
  116. An Introduction to Operation Menace part 1 of 2
    1:51France’s fall changes Britain’s warChapter
  117. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    34:47Why the fall of France changed the problemChapter
  118. Patreon 7 – How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel as proposed by Paul
    1:00:40A Fall of France counterfactual centered on commandNotable Point
  119. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 3
    8:51The 1940 shock drives new coastal craftChapter
  120. How the RN countered E-Boats in the English Channel - Patreon 7 Introduction Part 1 of 3
    24:13France's fall reshapes Channel securityNotable Point
  121. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P4 Introduction to Patreon Video 4...
    12:27What an expedition would teach its participantsNotable Point
  122. Patreon Video 2: Royal Navy Operations in the Indian Ocean 1941-43
    2:46:17Why French and Italian leaders expected Britain to stop fighting in 1940Notable Point
  123. An Introduction to Admiral Somerville & Force H – Part 1 Admiral Somerville
    26:07Taking command of Force H after France's collapseChapter