Maurice GAMELIN: The general who lost France

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What was Gamelin really worth as an officer and strategist? To discover Odoo, click here: https://www.odoo.com/r/UVN The first application is free! Many thanks to Odoo for its support. In May 1940, faced with the German offensive, the strategic plan of France and its allies, established by the French generalissimo Maurice GAMELIN, collapsed in the space of just 5 days. But what was Gamelin really worth as a soldier and senior officer? Was he a capable professional, or just a simple armchair general overwhelmed by the task entrusted to him? And how did he end up at the head of the armies? TABLE OF CONTENTS 00:00 - 01:06 : Introduction 01:07 - 03:22 : Military profile before the war 03:23 - 08:16 : The test of fire 08:17 - 11:30 : A competent field officer 11:31 - 16:27 : The general staff 16:28 - 23:45 : The strategist 23:46 : The true value of Maurice Gamelin TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL (Thank you! ????) Tipeee: https://www.tipeee.com/d-mystif SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: / dmystif Twitter: / d_mystif TikTok : / dmystif Instagram : / dmystif BACKGROUND MUSIC - Fair use / Right to quote Excerpts from the Hearts of Iron 4 soundtrack. Copyright © Paradox Interactive. Excerpts from the Jagged Alliance 3 soundtrack by George Strezov. Copyright © THQ Nordic. Excerpts from the Battlefield 1 soundtrack by Johan Söderqvist and Patrik Andrén © Electronic Arts. REFERENCES Yves BUFFETAUT, La 2e division cuirassée au combat - Mai-Juin 1940, Ysec, 2023. Karl-Heinz FRIESER, Le mythe de la guerre-éclair, La campagne de l'Ouest de 1940, éditions Belin, 2015 (original edition in German: 1995). Collective work (Jean LOPEZ), The French army, two centuries of commitment, Perring editions - War & History, 2022. Dominique LORMIER, Like lions, the heroic sacrifice of the French army (May - June 1940), Calman-Lévy editions, 2005. Max SCHIAVON, Gamelin - The tragedy of ambition, Perrin editions, 2021. Max SCHIAVON, Weygand - The intransigeant, Tallandier editions, 2018. Collective work (Maurice VAISSE), May - June 1940: French defeat, German victory, under the eye of foreign historians, Autrement Editions & Center for Defense History Studies, 2010. #History #France #1940

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