In 1940, France had the numbers. The French army possessed a greater number of soldiers with all available firepower. According to theory their numbers should have made it simple to defeat Germany. They even had British backup. France should have achieved victory simply from the larger number of resources available. The final results were completely different from what the numbers suggested.
The problem? Communication. France depended on outdated communication methods such as rider-delivered messages along with pigeons and motor vehicles plus bicycles. Every order needed long time periods to pass through all ranks of officers. They failed to detect the sudden battlefield modifications soon enough. Too slow. Way too slow.
Germany had command through radio systems. Real-time talk. Soldiers and their leaders directly connected to each other through radio communication. Plan changes? Instant. Air support? Showed up in twenty minutes. The German Army fought stronger and better due to their use of advanced technology. German forces raced to action and learned faster giving France absolute defeat.
France had better gear. That didn’t matter. Your underpowered opponents would wipe you out in a video game because your controller functions poorly. The second unit operates from an organized base with crucial reaction speed. Guess who wins?
The German success against France was not based on chance. Their battle approach proved successful through all the fighting. A cold, calculated edge. They understood France's weaknesses by seizing its vital points right away. Blitzkrieg worked through fast maneuvers backed by precise operations during precisely timed attacks.
France couldn’t keep up. They did not fail because they lacked strength. They failed because their pace to update their strategies came too late. And in war, slow means dead.
