I recently found out about the battle of Saint Louis bridge during

>>3226181
it was 9 frenchmen and a dog, actually

>>3226186
It was 9 dogs*

>>3226186
Source ?

>>3226181
IIRC some anon said there was an artillery battery involved, that caused most of the casualties, but isn't mentioned in the wiki-box. Don't know how true it is, could just've been a triggered pastaboo

The only source I ever found was in French and didn't really elaborate on it

>>3226211
Considering they were all packed in a small bunker in a wall, I don't really see how they could've used some artillery

>>3226219
I'm fluent in French since highschool, gimme dat link

>>3226181
http://www.maginot.org/livres/louis_site.pdf

>>3226211
Nope, artillery battle was on the mountains, far from there
Lack of artillery on both side is the reason this battle became so "retarded"
If Italians had artillery, they wouldnt have had to send wave after waves of infantry

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>>3226219
There's this one in Itlain too

>>3228614
Pont Saint Louis was a bunker armed with a 37mm canon.
Italians had artillery involved in the battle but it's nearly impossible to target the bunker due to the terrain.

>>3228655
So what?
Italy can't into tanks and warplanes?
They can only into infantry waves?
No excuse, the Italian commander fucked up

>>3228667
>So what?
Just saying there was artillery on both sides...

>Italy can't into tanks and warplanes?
Look at the configuration of the terrain, it's a deathtrap for everything coming from the ground, and a very difficult target.
But yes, the Italian commander wasn't the smartest guy.