Quote Originally Posted by Fuchs View Post
(2) Very different was the French reaction to the (mixed) German occupation in 1871. The emperor Napoleon III (=dictator, dictatorship) was captured and had surrendered in 1870, but the real mess only began afterwards with Franc Tireurs, leve en masse all over again etc etc. Hundreds of thousands of riflemen appeared and fought actual battles.
The Rsistance was probably the trouble and fighting power equivalent of the couriers used by the French post-surrender forces, certainly not much more.
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So I suppose you have a nice story there which would be pleasant to believe, but it falls flat in face of military history.
Actually, your second example is more what I am interested in. Post conflict activities do not seem to be a something that gets a lot of attention.

Thanks for the example.

Any thoughts on Germany after WWI? Does it require a total breaking of the spirit of a democratically minded people to be able to declare victory? Or was Germany really that democratic at the time?