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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.
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.
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.
The order of battle for the Battle of France details the hierarchy of the major combatant forces in the Battle of France in May 1940.
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.
With British and French troops rushing into Belgium to meet the German attack, German forces invaded France through the dense forests of the Ardennes. This move bypassed the Maginot Line and outflanked the Allies fighting in Belgium. A two-day battle at Sedan ended in defeat for the French defenders.
30 mar 2011 · The attack began on 10 May 1940, with German air raids on Belgium and Holland, followed by parachute drops and attacks by ground forces.
