The so-called Roque saved Paris three times are just polite words, just listen to it and don't pay attention to it. Pétain actually saved France twice, once in Verdun and once in Sherman-Dedham, both times.
He was ordered to do so at the last moment of crisis. Both times, France was in dire straits.
Based on this alone, Pétain is more qualified to be remembered by the French.
As for Pétain's disqualification during the Second World War, that was not Pétain's own problem. However, Pétain tried de Gaulle's death sentence in absentia, but when he signed the trial letter, he added "Do not execute".
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After the end of World War II, Pétain, as the head of the French provisional government, was also sentenced to death by the court, and then de Gaulle personally signed an amnesty order for Pétain.
De Gaulle and Pétain had a very good relationship. They both graduated from the Saint-Cyr Military Academy. When de Gaulle joined the army, he served in the 33rd Infantry Regiment stationed in Arras. Pétain was the commander of the 33rd Infantry Regiment at the time.
Now Roque and Pétain are the supreme commanders of the British Expeditionary Force and the French Army respectively. Unfortunately, Roque and Pétain have not met yet.
Alexandre Ribaud brought a gift to Roque, a photo signed by Pétain. This behavior seems crazy in the 21st century, but it is a very normal social behavior in this era. Roque collects it now.
There are signed photos of many people, including George V, Winston Kitchener, Ian Hamilton Foch, and even Joffre's.
Of course, Rock also sent out many signed photos.
In order to respond to Pétain's kindness, Roque asked Alexandre Ribault to help bring an autographed photo to Pétain. He also gave Pétain a diamond version of the lighter produced by Itno, which is a man's favorite.
The diamond version lighter is not for sale to the public. It is claimed to be purely handmade and the output is very rare. This is of course just an excuse for Ada to deliberately create it to improve Rock's quality. In fact, if you want to mass-produce it, the output will be as small as possible.
Kimberley is full of diamonds.
These diamond-encrusted lighters were all given away by Rock to people like Winston Kitchener, Ian Hamilton, and everyone who knew Rock anyway.
Of course, Roque has not forgotten Alexander Ribeau. Alexander Ribeau couldn't put it down because of the double-headed eagle-shaped lighter with diamonds on the silver-white body. The double-headed eagle is widely used in Europe and is a symbol of the Byzantine Empire.
It is not owned by any one country.
Taking advantage of Alexander Ribo's good mood, Roque immediately made a request: "The expeditionary force suffered heavy casualties during the spring offensive. Our losses have been close to 450,000 people, and more than 150,000 people were killed. In the next six months, the expeditionary force will not have any troops."
capable of launching a large-scale attack on the German army."
Rock's meaning is obvious. The British Expeditionary Force has shouldered most of the pressure on the German army during this period. The next step is up to you French people.
"Don't worry, Lord Nyasaland, the French people will never forget the sacrifices made by the British Expeditionary Force -" Alexander Ribot had a correct attitude. When the world war just broke out, Britain and France were still a little cautious, but now they should realize it
The situation has changed. If the British and French forces cannot put aside their differences and cooperate closely, they will not be able to defeat the Germans.
Corresponding to the heavy losses, the results of the British Expeditionary Force were equally brilliant.
In Belgium, the Southern African Expeditionary Force completely broke through the German defense line and pushed the offensive front to the Liege Fortress on the border between Belgium and Germany. Like four years ago, the Liege Fortress once again became the focus of competition. The difference was that the Liege Fortress four years ago
The defenders were Belgian troops, but now they were replaced by German troops. As long as the Southern African Expeditionary Force could cross the Fortress of the Burning Sun, they could bring the war to Germany.
The Germans also knew this, and Hindenburg and Ludendorff tried their best to avoid this situation. Ludendorff hoarded 300,000 German troops in the Liege Fortress, vowing to block the Southern African Expeditionary Force from the country.
After the Canadian Army at Arras captured Vimy Ridge, the Third Army composed of British Home Troops led by Julian Byng also successfully broke through the German positions and advanced the front 15 miles towards Germany.
Don't underestimate this mere 15 miles. This is the greatest victory achieved by British troops on the Western Front since the outbreak of the World War. None of the French troops have achieved this.
Since the spring offensive broke out, the British Expeditionary Force has killed and injured 650,000 German troops, including about 210,000 killed and 55,000 captured. The actual losses caused to the German army exceeded those of the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme.
Don't forget that it has been less than a month since the spring offensive was launched.
"More than 150,000 people were killed - God, how should we deal with the mothers and wives who lost their sons or husbands -" Kitchener closed his eyes in pain. During the Second Boer War, the British only used a total of 440,000 soldiers.
The army has already overwhelmed the British, and now it has lost 450,000 people a month, but it has become a common occurrence.
Kitchener still remembers how embarrassed French was when he returned to England and faced the mother who had lost three sons in a row but still politely asked where her sons were buried.
Rock also had a serious expression. Although most of the officers and soldiers killed in the battle were from the Indian Army, although the total casualties of the Southern African Expeditionary Force were less than 100,000, most of them were African troops, and although the spring offensive achieved the largest victory since the outbreak of the World War,
victory--
Rock didn't feel any pain or sadness at all, it was amazing!
Of course, in the eyes of Alexander Ribot and Kitchener, Rock like this is the performance of a truly qualified commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force.
Compassion does not command troops!
The cold-bloodedness and cruelty hidden behind this sentence makes people shudder.
"No matter what, it is all worth it. We must completely defeat Germany, completely dismember Germany, and make Germany never a threat again. Only in this way can these sacrifices become valuable." Alexander Ribo gritted his teeth, and Rock
I can understand Alexander Ribo's mood, but after looking at each other with Kitchener, both of them were wary.
It is possible to defeat Germany, but it is not possible to dismember Germany, let alone to completely lose Germany's threat.
The Russian Empire has perished, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is struggling to support itself. But if Germany is defeated, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will also completely collapse. If what Alexander Ribault said becomes reality, then France will become Europe's leader after the World War.
As the only competitive country in mainland China, this is obviously not in the interests of the UK.
Of course, these words cannot be said now. Defeating the Germans first is the most important task now.
Damn, imperialism is indeed imperialism. The common hatred and hatred that just gathered together disappeared immediately. One is a beacon of freedom with a higher heart than the sky and a thinner life than paper. The other is a sinister landlord in a corner with full of shit-stirring attributes. Germany
After eight lifetimes of bad luck, I met this strange pair.
Oh, of course, there is also the United States, which is eyeing the country, and Southern Africa, which is always fanning the flames but not taking advantage of others. Although the international status of these two countries is not high, they have deep foundations and huge potential. The Germans are indeed very unlucky.
Before Rock and Kitchener had time to speak, Angel hurried over with a wrinkled face and whispered in Rock's ear.
Alexander Ribo and Kitchener's attention was on Rock.
After listening to Angel's report, Rock's expression also collapsed. After thinking for a while, Rock finally digested the fact: "His Majesty Albert sent two people, saying they are the younger brothers of His Majesty Karl of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They seem to be here.
Talking about peace——”
This relationship is a bit confusing. Strictly speaking, these two princes are not the younger brothers of the new emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Karl I, but the younger brothers of Karl I’s wife. One of them is named Hist and the other is Sevier. They were former commanders in the Belgian army.
Of a stretcher.
(Don’t curse, I don’t know why the brother-in-law of the Emperor of Austro-Hungary carried a stretcher in the Belgian army, but that’s what it said in the information, so that’s how I copied it - okay, please don’t curse on this -
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"Talk about peace?" Alexandre Ribot was surprised and delighted. During the war, the entire France was under martial law. Politicians had no place to stand and had been reduced to the margins of society.
If negotiations are started, politicians will return to the center of power and take back all the rights that were forced to be transferred to the military, so this is good news for all politicians.
The only question is whether these two princes can represent the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and whether the Austro-Hungarian Empire can represent the German Empire. If not, it is just the wishful thinking of Karl I.
"Where are the people?" Kitchener was surprised but not happy. If the old emperor Franz of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (the protagonist of "Holy Roman Empire" next door) was still alive, then this "peace talk" might still have some effect, but the old
Emperor Franz died of pneumonia in Vienna last winter, and the new emperor Karl I was less than thirty years old, so the effectiveness of his "peace talks" remains to be verified.
Facts have proved that world war was not the life and death enemy of the Austro-Hungarian royal family, but pneumonia was. The old emperor Franz died of pneumonia, and the young emperor Karl I also died of pneumonia.
The current "peace talks" must be a secret act, so the two princes were taken to Roque's study by An Qi. Roque and Alexander Libokitchina were both in the study.
The two princes obviously looked a little reserved. They both had beards that are common among men nowadays, and they were not trimmed very neatly, so Roque was very suspicious of their relationship with Karl I.
Regarding the royal bloodline in Europe, this is really a bad record. Not to mention an outsider like Roque, even the experts in Europe who are keen on testing the bloodline can't figure it out.
There is a very interesting situation. The experts who test the ancestry in the UK are keen on compiling the family tree of the US president. It turns out that including Lao Xiaobu and the king who knows the zipper door more or less have some royal ancestry. Even the African-American Austrian