An Omelette Delayed French Deployment In World War II
French general Maxime Weygand sat down for an Omelette in a French inn while the German army rolled into France.
It is mayhem in the French Belgium border in 1940. The German buildup for war had finally materialized. In World War I, the French stood and stopped the Germans for four years, but now, the Germans pushed into France’s interior via the Ardennes Forest.
The surprise attack from an unexpected location stunned the French Army. On top of it, the French military high command is nowhere near the scene.
Why did the French line fall so quickly in World War II? Was it all due to an Omelette?
Advent of World War II:
After Adolph Hitler came to power, Germany started its rearmament plan. Germany began its expansion plan with the annexation of Austria, Poland, and Czech.
Next in line were the low countries of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. After World War I, the French government built the Maginot Line to safeguard France from any future German invasion.
