Piggybacking top comment to explain the actual situation:
They were trained well enough that they realized their officers were corrupt as fuck insane dipshits so they didn't accept it and instead deserted.
Alternative would be to do the ol vietnam grenade in tent.
Thanks to the West African CFA franc, they actually still have a defacto colonial empire, since they have eight other countries by the balls with the possibility that they could crash their economies (with no survivors) whenever the fuck they feel like it.
It's issued by the Central Bank of West African States, but France has a significant role in its issuance (e.g. France guarantees its value). There's been efforts to reduce France's overall role in the currency.
Also I was mistakenly conflating two currencies, although stemming from the same source: the West African CFA franc and the Central African CFA france. This is what I get for taking the first result when I was double-checking if I was remembering correctly. This also means I was in fact misremembering, as they actually have 14 countries by the balls.
Google now also flat out lies to you half the time with their stupid AI, I dug through Chrome's system files to make sure I never have to see it again and essentially manually wire a switch into my house just to turn off the fucking lightbulb and get my old infobox back
We can’t even have immigration children be held accountable for drug dealing, rioting and openly mocking and escaping police. You’re a little too optimistic about what we can do.
Those things don't fuck threaten the status and power of the owner class, and come with the advantages of putting pressure on the supply of housing and menial labour, while serving as a potential justification for expanding the police state.
how could they be guilty right??? after all, wasn't french colonialism jump-started by leftists like u on the basis that "superior races have a duty over inferior races" (jules ferry, 1885). how could these poor minorities have ANY idea about acting properly in civilised society?????
It's talking about a Ukrainian battalion trained and equiped by the French. They are under investigation because of some corrupt leadership and high rate of desertion, apparently.
A Ukrainian military brigade trained by French officers is now under official investigation following a series of controversies
On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that an inspection will be launched into the "Anne of Kiev" brigade, a unit both trained and equipped by France to help counter Russian forces.
Since its deployment to the front lines, the brigade has faced serious issues, including equipment shortages and a high rate of desertions.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, a leading Ukrainian news outlet, Colonel Taras Maksymov, one of the brigade’s commanders, is reportedly involved in a scandal involving fake payments and extortion of his own troops.
Out of the brigade’s 5,000 soldiers, at least 1,200 have reportedly abandoned their posts, the media outlet revealed. In response to the report, Mykhailo Drapaty, commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, has ordered a formal investigation.This isn’t the first time the unit has come under scrutiny. Back in January, another brigade commander was accused of abuse of power and desertion.
Can you seriously blame them? Ukraine is a giant slaughterhouse that burns through hundreds and sometimes even thousands of soldiers every week. Anyone with a brain would run far away from it.
Pattern recognition is what has elevated humans to the top of the food chain, but don't you dare focus that god-given ability onto groups of people or cultures, you BIGOT.
I mean actually that's damming against you. If we're counting French wins you gotta pick one France. That link shows France being more scatterbrained than Kanye. I mean if we're lumping them all together then it's like give Italy the Roman Empire.
Italian soldiers were generally considered as competent as any, it's their leadership that's incompetent. It makes sense Napoleon would sign on with a team that knew how to win.
My grandfather said he was more afraid fighting Italians than Germans because Italians would still be throwing grenades at them while their German officers were screaming at them to stop so they could surrender already.
France army hold the line during ww1 with 6 million casualties in the aftermath. No wonder they didn't want to repeat that 19 years later, also they formed a resistance group pretty much the moment they where under German occupation
Killing Africans, and Pacific Islanders, don't count when none of them have a formal military. Nevermind the fact that any resistance faced by the French is essentially from armed criminal gangs, and minor warlords.
Bonus points: It's not even the "French" fighting in most cases when the "French Foreign Legion" being sent to cut their teeth on all the REAL action...
What imaginary "hard-left" revolutions are you referring to? Some of us are burdened by living in reality and unable to share in your delusions so you'll have to explain it for us.
"UHM! SWEATY! DON'T YOU KNOW THE "HARD LEFT" ISN'T REAL?! MY COLLEGE HISTORY PROFESSOR TOLD ME STALIN, HITLER, POL POT, AND ROBSPIERRE WERE ACTUALLY RIGHT WING SO WHERE'S YOUR ARGUMENT NOW?!@?!?!?!? HM?!?!?!?!?!"
He's equating the circumstances around the French Revolution with modern-day American definitions of left and right-leaning politics. Pretty spot-on stuff, can't miss.
its amazing how 1000 years of history of france kicking europe's ass was ruined by a single war. Napoleon pretty much soloed 7 coalitions of the most powerful nations at time and now the French are known for surrendering. funny that
"Since its deployment to the front lines, the brigade has faced serious issues, including equipment shortages and a high rate of desertions.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, a leading Ukrainian news outlet, Colonel Taras Maksymov, one of the brigade’s commanders, is reportedly involved in a scandal involving fake payments and extortion of his own troops."
I won't ever allow this meme be ruined for me, ever.
Since I was a teenager (over 20 years ago), I keep reading on all these random places about the French being literal cowards, random jokes on yt comment section, reddit, 4chan, you name it.
I also researched about a lot of stuff, Hitler, Mao, Stallin, Jews, Conspirancy theories, Universe Loop Theory (cool theory, the only thing I believe), NWO, but not ever ONCE I typed into google 'Why are the french called cowards?'
And I'm going to keep it like that, this is my 'Santa Claus', it will me always a magical and mysterious thing for me.
If you had to choose between dying in some muddy trench from artillery shells and rockets that will blow you to pieces, rip you apart with shrapnel, or cause your lungs to collapse or flee and continue living, which would you choose?
I’m glad those guys fled and I hope they never have to suffer such a terrible fate.
blatafold@reddit
"Did you mean: French military defeats?"
_Rook_Castle@reddit
France colonized 29 different countries before discovering cuckoldry.
Now they don't even own their own country.
Evignity@reddit
Piggybacking top comment to explain the actual situation:
They were trained well enough that they realized their officers were corrupt as fuck insane dipshits so they didn't accept it and instead deserted.
Alternative would be to do the ol vietnam grenade in tent.
Sleep-more-dude@reddit
They colonised Africa to obtain superior bulls
Guillaume-Francois@reddit
Thanks to the West African CFA franc, they actually still have a defacto colonial empire, since they have eight other countries by the balls with the possibility that they could crash their economies (with no survivors) whenever the fuck they feel like it.
Swurphey@reddit
Does France's Central Bank issue CFAF or something? There's not a French Franc for them to be pegged to anymore
Guillaume-Francois@reddit
It's issued by the Central Bank of West African States, but France has a significant role in its issuance (e.g. France guarantees its value). There's been efforts to reduce France's overall role in the currency.
Also I was mistakenly conflating two currencies, although stemming from the same source: the West African CFA franc and the Central African CFA france. This is what I get for taking the first result when I was double-checking if I was remembering correctly. This also means I was in fact misremembering, as they actually have 14 countries by the balls.
Swurphey@reddit
Google now also flat out lies to you half the time with their stupid AI, I dug through Chrome's system files to make sure I never have to see it again and essentially manually wire a switch into my house just to turn off the fucking lightbulb and get my old infobox back
CuTTyFL4M@reddit
We can’t even have immigration children be held accountable for drug dealing, rioting and openly mocking and escaping police. You’re a little too optimistic about what we can do.
Guillaume-Francois@reddit
Those things don't fuck threaten the status and power of the owner class, and come with the advantages of putting pressure on the supply of housing and menial labour, while serving as a potential justification for expanding the police state.
CausingNirvana@reddit
This guy gets it. The owner class is kicking their feet and giggling at this guy trying to blame minorities for why his life sucks
Nasapigs@reddit
Explain to me why the guy commiting crines is not really at fault.
CausingNirvana@reddit
He is bro! I swear! It’s him. Don’t check my vault in Switzerland filled with nazi gold. Anyways 🫡🫡
Successful-Flan-9763@reddit
how could they be guilty right??? after all, wasn't french colonialism jump-started by leftists like u on the basis that "superior races have a duty over inferior races" (jules ferry, 1885). how could these poor minorities have ANY idea about acting properly in civilised society?????
MadLad310@reddit
trvthnvke
Keyboardpaladin@reddit
Yeah
ThrowEmInTheSoup@reddit
Big if based
Axe-actly@reddit
Here's the article.
It's talking about a Ukrainian battalion trained and equiped by the French. They are under investigation because of some corrupt leadership and high rate of desertion, apparently.
P41N90D@reddit
Here's a screenshot of the whole article
On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that an inspection will be launched into the "Anne of Kiev" brigade, a unit both trained and equipped by France to help counter Russian forces.
Since its deployment to the front lines, the brigade has faced serious issues, including equipment shortages and a high rate of desertions.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, a leading Ukrainian news outlet, Colonel Taras Maksymov, one of the brigade’s commanders, is reportedly involved in a scandal involving fake payments and extortion of his own troops.
Out of the brigade’s 5,000 soldiers, at least 1,200 have reportedly abandoned their posts, the media outlet revealed. In response to the report, Mykhailo Drapaty, commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, has ordered a formal investigation. This isn’t the first time the unit has come under scrutiny. Back in January, another brigade commander was accused of abuse of power and desertion.
LadyKingPerson@reddit
So less of a pussy French thing and more of Ukrainian swindle ?
Mexer@reddit
Be any battalion that retreats: Understandable, good move
Be french battalion that retreats: lmAOO le fr*nch amirite 😂😂
No_Medium3333@reddit
This brigade is a special kind of fucked up. Like half of their personnel went awol while IN FRANCE. So yeah le fr*nch flee i guess
zuppa_de_tortellini@reddit
Can you seriously blame them? Ukraine is a giant slaughterhouse that burns through hundreds and sometimes even thousands of soldiers every week. Anyone with a brain would run far away from it.
thedrcubed@reddit
Must be something in the water
ptjp27@reddit
Desertion is based. Dying for Lockheed Martin shareholders is cringe.
thermitethrowaway@reddit
Le cope Française sont est arrivé
SuqMadiq64@reddit
thedrcubed@reddit
Maybe it's something in the water
KingofTheTorrentine@reddit
This unit is kind of infamous already. Retreating isn't the issue. There are entire systematic problems with it.
caramelsumo@reddit
Pattern recognition is what has elevated humans to the top of the food chain, but don't you dare focus that god-given ability onto groups of people or cultures, you BIGOT.
Just_Evening@reddit
Theyre only a bigot if they come from the Bigót region of France
Swurphey@reddit
Otherwise its just sparkling hatred
Nikobellic1111@reddit
What pattern in this case?
pm-me-your-junk@reddit
Yeah it's mystery, we'll never know I guess, just impossible to work out.
original_dick_kickem@reddit
The frogs
Economy-Mortgage-455@reddit
Bravest and most loyal French military unit
Lonely_Eggplant_4990@reddit
Havent France won more wars than any other country ever?
Economy-Mortgage-455@reddit
That was before they got pozzed some time around the early 1700s
Zer0_SUM0@reddit
has france won a war in the last 50 years?
Lonely_Eggplant_4990@reddit
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_France
Snoot_Boot@reddit
I mean actually that's damming against you. If we're counting French wins you gotta pick one France. That link shows France being more scatterbrained than Kanye. I mean if we're lumping them all together then it's like give Italy the Roman Empire.
Lonely_Eggplant_4990@reddit
Specifically look at the last 50 years, like the other idiot asked
LeGouzy@reddit
Has anybody won a war in the last 50 years?
Devie222@reddit
I believe they've won the most battles of any state in history, idk who has the record for wars but they are probably up there too.
Longjumping_Visit718@reddit
Be French.
Kill all your macho manly men during your frivolous, hard-left, "revolutions.
Become known for your cowardice and Military incompetence.
Remember, every other "liberal democracy" is trying to do the same thing with their own populations...
CodSoggy7238@reddit
Which left revolution you mean? After THE French revolution Napoleon conquered all of Europe
gatorgongitcha@reddit
You mean the guy that was ethically Italian?
CodSoggy7238@reddit
Yeah this guy. He still led French people to all these victories. Or was his genius so big not even his French cowards could fuck Up?
And honestly Italiens have imo a much bigger reputation of military failure and incompetence as the French. Not Arabic like but pretty close
AgitatedKey4800@reddit
We where romans and such
owPOW@reddit
Italian culture has peaked in high school vibes
CodSoggy7238@reddit
Yeah sry that one got discontinued.
But I'm sure that Roman legions thought was a great inspiration for Italian soldiers about to start the 12th battle of isonzo
the_marxman@reddit
Italian soldiers were generally considered as competent as any, it's their leadership that's incompetent. It makes sense Napoleon would sign on with a team that knew how to win.
BanzaiKen@reddit
My grandfather said he was more afraid fighting Italians than Germans because Italians would still be throwing grenades at them while their German officers were screaming at them to stop so they could surrender already.
mndl3_hodlr@reddit
French fingers typed this (and then fled the thread)
CodSoggy7238@reddit
German. I take every opportunity to shit on the Erbfeind but historical accuracy is important though
gravitydood@reddit
Danke shön, mein Freund von der anderen Seite des Rheins.
CodSoggy7238@reddit
<3 my ur ur grandpa got shot through the chest 2017 in France. The guy behind him got hit by the same bullet and died. My grandpa lived. Crazy eh
Boxing_joshing111@reddit
That guy thinks Napoleon conquered all that land by himself
bulletfacepunch@reddit
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40,000 Ex Italian army rifles for sale.
Never fired, only dropped once.
ocean365@reddit
nice try
NuclearDawa@reddit
Bruh don't say that to a corsican you'll end up with a horse's head in your bed
Otterevolver@reddit
Interesting thing is their food is ethnically italian too
gravitydood@reddit
It's well known in fact, that Napoleon fought all his wars alone, just a single guy fighting for France, no one else.
jinx155555@reddit
Huh, see in Russia we are taught he got his ass handed to him and limped all the way back to Paris.
Axe-actly@reddit
That's only if you ask some uneducated Americans though. Their opinion is trash no matter the topic.
pipachu99@reddit
France army hold the line during ww1 with 6 million casualties in the aftermath. No wonder they didn't want to repeat that 19 years later, also they formed a resistance group pretty much the moment they where under German occupation
nikoll-toma@reddit
t. seething frog
Altruistic-Writing20@reddit
Educated enough to save them and Europe's collective ass a few times you idiot
Links_to_Magic_Cards@reddit
1940, Algeria, and dien Ben phu say what?
Longjumping_Visit718@reddit
Killing Africans, and Pacific Islanders, don't count when none of them have a formal military. Nevermind the fact that any resistance faced by the French is essentially from armed criminal gangs, and minor warlords.
Bonus points: It's not even the "French" fighting in most cases when the "French Foreign Legion" being sent to cut their teeth on all the REAL action...
minty-moose@reddit
drink from the esteogen fountain
doctorfeelgod@reddit
Bro said France was more manly before Napoleon
posting_drunk_naked@reddit
What imaginary "hard-left" revolutions are you referring to? Some of us are burdened by living in reality and unable to share in your delusions so you'll have to explain it for us.
Longjumping_Visit718@reddit
"UHM! SWEATY! DON'T YOU KNOW THE "HARD LEFT" ISN'T REAL?! MY COLLEGE HISTORY PROFESSOR TOLD ME STALIN, HITLER, POL POT, AND ROBSPIERRE WERE ACTUALLY RIGHT WING SO WHERE'S YOUR ARGUMENT NOW?!@?!?!?!? HM?!?!?!?!?!"
-This guy up here.
Jack_Krauser@reddit
Go outside, bro. Being this hyperfixated about arguing with strawmen is weird.
Longjumping_Visit718@reddit
This your alt account? I didn't reply the other time because it was STUPID. This time isn't much better.
posting_drunk_naked@reddit
Man I would look so dumb if you had posted any evidence. You had one job.
snrup1@reddit
He's equating the circumstances around the French Revolution with modern-day American definitions of left and right-leaning politics. Pretty spot-on stuff, can't miss.
philmarcracken@reddit
he simps for billionaires because they're 'just like him'
mr_down_syndrome@reddit
They've seen the current state of France and said fuck that
Beginning-Dot-9582@reddit
its amazing how 1000 years of history of france kicking europe's ass was ruined by a single war. Napoleon pretty much soloed 7 coalitions of the most powerful nations at time and now the French are known for surrendering. funny that
ptjp27@reddit
Reminds me of the “But you suck one cock…” joke
inventingnothing@reddit
I've got French MAS rifles for sale. Near mint condition. Never fired, only dropped once.
mrdarknezz1@reddit
"Since its deployment to the front lines, the brigade has faced serious issues, including equipment shortages and a high rate of desertions.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, a leading Ukrainian news outlet, Colonel Taras Maksymov, one of the brigade’s commanders, is reportedly involved in a scandal involving fake payments and extortion of his own troops."
Nutaholic@reddit
If even the Ukrainian sources are saying something is wrong they must be totally fucked
ccznen@reddit
The French Army never retreats, it only advances. Sometimes it advances in different directions, okay?
Lost_Extreme_3897@reddit
I won't ever allow this meme be ruined for me, ever.
Since I was a teenager (over 20 years ago), I keep reading on all these random places about the French being literal cowards, random jokes on yt comment section, reddit, 4chan, you name it.
I also researched about a lot of stuff, Hitler, Mao, Stallin, Jews, Conspirancy theories, Universe Loop Theory (cool theory, the only thing I believe), NWO, but not ever ONCE I typed into google 'Why are the french called cowards?'
And I'm going to keep it like that, this is my 'Santa Claus', it will me always a magical and mysterious thing for me.
Rymanjan@reddit
I find it cosmically hilarious that France was one of the first cities to fall on Super Earth in Helldivers 2.
I log in for the big defense campaign, the host is scrolling around the map to see how the front is looking, and behold, France is lost lol
SunderedValley@reddit
All the butthurt frogs defending desertion is funny ASF.
tomtheconqerur@reddit
The frog legs are at it again.
idlesn0w@reddit
Since everyone seems to have the wrong idea here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/france-s-help-backfires-after-battalion-flees-front/ar-AA1FcHcL
itsallsotiresum@reddit
Imagine getting mad at tradition.
droogvertical@reddit
If you had to choose between dying in some muddy trench from artillery shells and rockets that will blow you to pieces, rip you apart with shrapnel, or cause your lungs to collapse or flee and continue living, which would you choose?
I’m glad those guys fled and I hope they never have to suffer such a terrible fate.
35DollarsAndA6Pack@reddit
They're correctly following their on contact drills.
MorontheWicked@reddit
As is tradition