Comments by "doveton sturdee" (@dovetonsturdee7033) on "" video.

  1. The unexpected loss of the support of the French fleet in the Mediterranean was something which could not have been anticipated, of course.
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  2.  @Claymore5  The French Army in 1939 was generally considered to be be the the best in the world. It was larger than the German Army, with 900,000 regulars, and immediate access to a pool of a further 5,000,000 trained conscripts. Germany at the same time could probably manage 3,700,000 men, including both regulars and trained conscripts. In addition, the French had many more, and superior, armoured vehicles. The y could also rely upon the support of a Belgian Army of around 650,000 and of the small but fully mechanized British Army of some 890,000 regulars & Territorials. Moreover, the Allies expected to operation, at least initially, as a defensive force, until conscription and the arrival of Commonwealth/Imperial forces put them into a situation in which they could begin offensive action. The worst case scenario the Admiralty could envisage was a war against Germany, Italy, & Japan, in which the Royal Navy would concentrate against Germany & Japan, whilst playing a subsidiary role in the Mediterranean, in conjunction with the French Navy. The idea that France would be overwhelmed in weeks, and French Atlantic ports would be available to the Kriegsmarine, was never considered remotely credible.
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