Singapore 1942: 80,000 British troops surrender to 35,000 japanese

Tobruk 1942: 35,000 British troops surrender to 30,000 italian-german troops.

seems to me the British could give seminars on how to surrender.... especially to smaller armies. :O:

No doubt.

Why not enlighten us on your country of origin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Compass


UK/Australia/Free French Forces

Strength of 36,000 - 500 killed and 55 missing

Italian Forces

Strength of 150,000 - 3,000 killed, 115,000 captured

Am I the only one here who thinks that comparing those numbers is just stupid?

Jesus Christ guys, knock it off already! :nope:

Yep. :yep:

Just kiddding. I think these guys are just having fun tweaking each other. Every country has at least one case of a garrison surrendering to a smaller force. It happened in the southwest US during the American Civil War. On July 27, 1861, at St. Augustine Springs, New Mexico, Union Major Isaac Lynde surrendered his 500 men to Confederate Captain John R. Baylor, who was attacking Lynde's Fort Fillmore with a force of 250. After a small skirmish the previous day, Lynde decided to surrender to Baylor without firing a shot.

Ah, I sense I hit a nerve...:D


my job here is done..
exit stage left...:gulp:

That's a pretty cowardly way to argue. Just sayin'.

Same thought here... pretty low...

You could say that, especially when the context has already been explained as one of humour and banter.



*puts chainsaw back in the cupboard*

argue what exactly, whenever France is discussed, some peep will always make the same lame surrender joke which ceased to be funny a long time ago.

and how exactly was my comment not humourous and light. If you want to get into a heavy duty discussion of English-French relations for the past 500 years, I doubt we will still be friends afterwards.

You're right. Making a cheap shot in a fun thread and then heroically running out the door is a much better idea.

What was that joke about French surrender again? :hmmm:

and how exactly was my comment not light and humourous. Why is it perfectly acceptable to make fun of the french, but not of the british?

If you want to get into a heavy duty discussion of french-english relations over the past 500 years, I doubt we will still be friends afterwards.

And how exactly is that a cheap shot, you have no idea what the hell you are talking about.

I'll hazard a guess your of French origin then...and for your info I'm not in the habit of falling out with anyone over the contents of posts on this forum.

I asked you a simple question in a civil way and thus far your unwilling to furnish me with said information...no big deal actually.

C'est la vie