Talk:Stonne

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QUOTE: This battle clearly shows that the French, contrary to what is taught in many countries, fought bravely despite the overwhelming odds and that even though their High Command used an ineffective strategy, they still made the sacrifice of their lives 22 years after supporting the most horrible war (1914–1918) a country could ever face. During the Battle of France, 30 000 German soldiers lost their lives, more than 120 000 were wounded. The French, in 6 weeks, had lost 60 000 killed in action and 120 000 wounded. The proportion of casualties was higher than those which were suffered during the same period in 1914, a war where in 4 years France lost some 6 million men. It is time to stop blaming them for their weakness and to recognise that, despite the impossibility of their mission, they still managed to fight - and many kept on fighting in Africa, in Italy, and in Britain.

--> I think this article is about the fights around stonne, following the german breakthrough at Sedan, and not the valor of the french fighting man in the Battle of France in General. I would advocate deleting the whole paragraph. Nik —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.75.179.244 (talk) 11:20, 27 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The account of the WWII battle seems out of place here (in such detail, anyway): this is an article about a town in France. Unless there are any objections, I'd like to move it to its own page and replace it here with a summary. Xyl 54 (talk) 02:12, 2 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, totally unneeded. The claims of the casualties are overexaggerated. Steven Zaloga notes in Panzer IV vs Char B1 bis: France 1940, that German casualties were 570 of whom 103 were killed, French casualties were about equally severe. Witchchester (talk) 01:17, 23 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]