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France, The French army was considered be the best after WW I.In 1939, however very different than the one that marched into war in 1914.France was been racked by civil disorders and strikes, and the entire political system was divided between the right and left, the division power had a bad effect on the army, many often lacked proper discipline and their morale low. This led to the defeat in 1940, with an out-of-date tactical doctrine.
The French infantryman are best suited for defensive roles, properly equipped, but of lesser quality than the Germans, they did not know what was going on.
France made several types of tanks, all were excellent design and well-armored, the doctrine, had been dominated by tactics from WW I and tanks were for support of infantry and not for exploïtation roles.This was a great mistake even the failure to use tanks in groups.
French Artillery had old pieces of WW I (75mm Howitzer) and very modern guns, their 81mm Mortar was used by almost every nation because of its effective design..
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