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Old 07-04-2023, 08:12 AM   #66
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Recency bias.
Even in WW2 the fall of France was far from the walkover it’s regarded as today. In six weeks the French suffered 300k casualties and inflicted 180k on the Germans*. It was one of the most deadly and fiercely contested campaigns in history. But nobody was prepared for Blitzkrieg warfare in 1940, and any country neighbouring Germany was going to get steamrolled.

* For context, after 15 months the Ukraine War has resulted in 230k Russian casualties and 150k Ukrainian.
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