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What does "single potential foe" mean?
the German army was outstripping any single potential foe, but the French army ensconced in the Maginot Line with its allies and putative allies—Britain, Poland, Czechoslovakia—far outnumbered the Wehrmacht
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- Anonymous5 months agoFavorite Answer
The German army "was far more threatening than any other possible enemy."
- Land-sharkLv 75 months ago
It means 'individual country'. America was depending upon the existing alliances keeping Germany under control.
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