# Resolved: Germany was the aggressor against France in WWI

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-germany-was-the-aggressor-against-france-in-wwi/1033000>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 11, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-germany-was-the-aggressor-against-france-in-wwi/1033000 "2026-09-11T20:57:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 86

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-germany-was-the-aggressor-against-france-in-wwi/1033000/86 "2026-09-16T15:38:04Z")

</div>

> [@DrDeth](#):
>
> The French were fools as they thought they could get revenge- instead parts of France was devastated for decades

Wait - [you previously told us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-germany-fights-it-out-in-1918/823871/37) that Germany only got a tiny toehold in France, just two days’ march, so that claims of France suffering due to WWI were vastly overblown and the Versailles Treaty was a big overreaction.

> [@DrDeth](#):
>
> Versailles was much more brutal that the Treaty of Frankfurt. France wasn’t occupied by Germany in WW1, the Germans got maybe 50 miles in. Of course the trench line was destroyed, but that was by Artillery from both sides.

But now, you see France as having been devastated by the German invasion and occupation.

I guess that’s progress. 🤪

---

_[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-germany-was-the-aggressor-against-france-in-wwi/1033000)._