But the French weren’t going down without a quiet fight. Instead of explosives or open rebellion, they used something far sneakier: a dipstick.
Pierre-Jules Boulanger, the head of Citroën at the time, came up with a clever act of sabotage. He ordered the oil dipsticks in the trucks to be subtly altered — the “full” line was lowered just enough to make it seem like the oil level was fine, even when it wasn’t.
What happened next? The trucks would run out of oil under pressure, engines would seize, and German supply lines would stall. 💥 But no one could point a finger — it looked like a simple mechanical failure.
No drama, no explosions — just a quiet act of resistance, hidden in plain sight. This was brilliance disguised as compliance. And a perfect reminder: not all heroes make noise. Sometimes, they just mess with the dipstick. ✊🇫🇷🧠
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