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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 [3] – niemiecka ofensywa na Francję połączona z agresją na Belgię, Holandię i Luksemburg przy złamaniu neutralności tych państw. Ofensywa rozpoczęta 10 maja 1940 roku kończyła definitywnie okres dziwnej wojny na froncie zachodnim.
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.
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?
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.
18 kwi 2024 · The Dunkirk Evacuation – codenamed Operation Dynamo – was among the most remarkable episodes of the Battle of France. Beginning on May 26, 1940, and lasting until June 3, it saw over 800 ships (some sources say 900) rescue 338,226 troops. A unique aspect of this operation was that it wasn’t just naval vessels involved.
10 maj 2019 · Battle of France - Nazi Occupation, French Resistance, Blitzkrieg: The armistice divided France into two zones: one under German occupation and one left under nominal French sovereignty. The British attacked the French fleet at Mers el-Kebir after it was surrendered to Germany.
