I don't see the Allies trying to dictate harsh terms at this point. The French know that they came perilously close to total defeat, and that they were lucky Paris wasn't wrecked. They need the war over ASAP more than they want draconian terms.
The same applied from about 1916 onwards - and the result was a Versailles treaty that the French thought was "too lenient". Here the Entente powers are in a massively better position than 1916 - and know it. They also have far less trust of the Germans than they did during WW1 - Hitler has after all repeatedly lied in the run up to the war, which the Kaiser never really did.
The other powers are irrelevant - they're essentially French and British clients, albeit ones with quite a bit of sway. They have next to no influence on decisions of war or peace though.
What would be most likely is that the Gestapo will be swamped with reports of "disloyalty" and "defeatism" and "treasonous plots".
Oh, absolutely. I should imagine they'll be like a dog with two tails at the thought!
No I disagree there won't be lenient term on Germany especially from France. No french government will live very long if they give lenient terms to Germany. That's crazy to even think that.
Remember also that the press have been making great play of atrocity stories - and this time they're on French soil with the bodies and even occasionally survivors to prove it. There isn't the passion of the early days of WW1, but the French are certainly not willing to go for peace at any price - it has to be a peace that leaves them feeling secure afterwards, and that means a severely weakened Germany.
It's now a dead heat!
I'm one vote ahead last I checked. Thanks so much guys, I really appreciate it - particularly having spent nearly all the poll in third place!
Herr Flick, nice. Always liked the way he answered his phone.
"Flick the Gestapo"? I should think that will become a common emotion in some parts of German society before long!
