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The invasion of Belgium or Belgian campaign [2] (10–28 May 1940), often referred to within Belgium as the 18 Days' Campaign (French: Campagne des 18 jours; Dutch: Achttiendaagse Veldtocht), formed part of the larger Battle of France, an offensive campaign by Germany during the Second World War.
Kampania belgijska – obok kampanii holenderskiej i inwazji na Luksemburg jedna z kampanii Wehrmachtu będących częścią składową operacji Fall Gelb, niemieckiego planu podbicia Europy Północno-Zachodniej podczas II wojny światowej w 1940 roku. Niemiecki atak rozpoczął się 10 maja i zakończył się kapitulacją Belgii 28 maja.
The invasion of Belgium by Nazi Germany started on 10 May 1940, under the codename Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow") as part of the wider invasion of France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The Belgian Albert Canal fortifications, some of the most modern defensive networks in Europe, proved almost useless.
The German occupation of Belgium (French: Occupation allemande, Dutch: Duitse bezetting) during World War II began on 28 May 1940, when the Belgian army surrendered to German forces, and lasted until Belgium's liberation by the Western Allies between September 1944 and February 1945.
German Invasion of Western Europe, May 1940. German troops overran Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France in six weeks starting in May 1940. France signed an armistice in late June 1940, leaving Great Britain as the only country fighting Nazi Germany.
The Germans invaded Belgium for the second time on May 10, 1940. The Germans struck both the Netherlands and Belgium at the same time, marking the start of the long expected German invasion in the West. They started their western campaign on a wide front against the neutral Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg.
10 maj 2019 · Battle of France - Belgium, Channel Ports, 1940: German forces crossed the Albert Canal into Belgium on the first day of the invasion. Reaching the English Channel, Guderian severed communications between the Allied forces to the north and to the south.
