One of his more famous escapades was when he refused follow orders to withdraw at the start of the war, saying „General François will withdraw when he has beat the Russians“, beat the Russians in a surprise victory and then withdrew.
This is British military policy.
When the war in Mali kicked off, the UK went to coordinate with the French in order to evacuate Western nationals. Knowing how difficult our gallic partners can be, we figured we’d smooth things over by sending the most appropriate people we could to liaise. My colleague was selected as as a French speaker, but when it turned out he was not French and simply had a French-sounding name, they sent him anyway.
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holy shit how big is the von family?
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Probably the only reason why he was in that group.
There is an imposter among us
Surname “French” and nationality British. Poor boy. God doesn’t punish twice they say.
There also was a German WW1 infantry general named [*Hermann von François*](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_von_Fran%C3%A7ois) who fought on the Eastern front in 1914, on the western front in from 1915 onwards.
One of his more famous escapades was when he refused follow orders to withdraw at the start of the war, saying „General François will withdraw when he has beat the Russians“, beat the Russians in a surprise victory and then withdrew.
This is British military policy.
When the war in Mali kicked off, the UK went to coordinate with the French in order to evacuate Western nationals. Knowing how difficult our gallic partners can be, we figured we’d smooth things over by sending the most appropriate people we could to liaise. My colleague was selected as as a French speaker, but when it turned out he was not French and simply had a French-sounding name, they sent him anyway.
https://preview.redd.it/r4fosl66pzjd1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7fbf507d673c12a06f421e1bbce10efa7582af3
Same vibe
https://www.snopes.com/uploads/images/photos/animals/graphics/foxhound.jpg