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The Battle of France (French: bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign (Frankreichfeldzug, campagne de France) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) and France.
10 maj 2019 · Battle of France (May 10–June 25, 1940), during World War II, the German invasion of the Low Countries and France. In just over six weeks, German armed forces overran Belgium and the Netherlands, drove the British Expeditionary Force from the Continent, captured Paris, and forced the surrender of the French government.
German soldiers parade on the Champs Élysées on 14 June 1940 (Bundesarchiv) The city of Paris started mobilizing for war in September 1939, when Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union attacked Poland, but the war seemed far away until May 10th 1940, when the Germans attacked France and quickly defeated the French army.
Kampania francuska 1940 (niem. kryptonim „Fall Gelb”), inaczej zwana I bitwą o Francję – niemiecka ofensywa na Francję połączona z agresją na Belgię, Holandię i Luksemburg przy złamaniu neutralności tych państw.
World War 2: The Battle Of France. What you need to know. 5 facts telling how Germany launched its offensive against the Low Countries and France In May 1940, Germany unleashed Blitzkrieg on Western Europe when it invaded France and the Low Countries.
10 maj 2019 · Battle of France - German Blitzkrieg, Dunkirk Evacuation, French Defeat: The French front along the Somme and the Aisne was dubbed the Weygand Line. On June 14 the French army evacuated Paris, and the Germans entered the city later that day. Reynaud relocated the government from Tours to Bordeaux.
30 mar 2011 · Explore the dramatic and unexpected defeat of the French forces in WW2. Why did France collapse just six weeks after Hitler's initial assault?
