*Before Siena, which the 3rd DIA is about to liberate on July 3, General Monsabert replies to an officer who asks him to approve an artillery preparation plan: ‘If you fire on anything before the 18th century, I’ll have you shot!’*
Its what the French General Goislard de Montsabert said during the Italian campaign.
Unfortunately French troops and it’s colonial supplement from North Africa comited heinous crimes in Italy, Germany and even Austria, Central Italy alone had 11.000 cases of sexual victims with very few intervention from the French officers who dismiss the massacre.
The French army of liberation also committed questionable acts during the invasion of Germany
A great stain on the history of the French army
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Yeah, that pretty much sums up what happens when history nerds are the ones in charge of bringing warfare to domestic populations.
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Understandable
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You can replace a conscript, but you can’t replace a Roman aqueduct
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*Before Siena, which the 3rd DIA is about to liberate on July 3, General Monsabert replies to an officer who asks him to approve an artillery preparation plan: ‘If you fire on anything before the 18th century, I’ll have you shot!’*
Its what the French General Goislard de Montsabert said during the Italian campaign.
Unfortunately French troops and it’s colonial supplement from North Africa comited heinous crimes in Italy, Germany and even Austria, Central Italy alone had 11.000 cases of sexual victims with very few intervention from the French officers who dismiss the massacre.
The French army of liberation also committed questionable acts during the invasion of Germany
A great stain on the history of the French army
Yeah, that pretty much sums up what happens when history nerds are the ones in charge of bringing warfare to domestic populations.
Understandable
You can replace a conscript, but you can’t replace a Roman aqueduct
The war crimes by French colonial troops, specifically by Moroccans was referred to as [Marocchinate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marocchinate)
Theoretically only : would you allow your soldiers to kill 1000 civilians or prevent them from destroyung everything inside the Louvre.
I would honestly do the same