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4 - “Stand and Fight …”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 August 2022

Douglas Porch
Affiliation:
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
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After following the retreat to Dunkirk, and the evacuation by sea of thousands of British and French soldiers, Chapter 4 examines the impact of Weygand’s command. Weygand’s organization of his so-called “hedgehogs” on the Aisne supposedly revived French resolve and resilience. In fact, examination of the archives reveals that these “hedgehogs” were improvized and most collapsed quite quickly. Second, more concerned with an imaginary communist uprising in Paris rather than prolonging French resistance to an inexorable German advance, Weygand’s defeatism and fear of popular insurrection became a major catalyst in France’s decision to request an armistice. The chapter concludes with a summary of the maneuvers and calculations in the French cabinet and High Command that scuppered the opportunity to fight on from the colonies and solidified support for the armistice.

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Defeat and Division
France at War, 1939–1942
, pp. 180 - 229
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • “Stand and Fight …”
  • Douglas Porch, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
  • Book: Defeat and Division
  • Online publication: 25 August 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107239098.005
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  • “Stand and Fight …”
  • Douglas Porch, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
  • Book: Defeat and Division
  • Online publication: 25 August 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107239098.005
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  • “Stand and Fight …”
  • Douglas Porch, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
  • Book: Defeat and Division
  • Online publication: 25 August 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107239098.005
Available formats
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