Table of Data Points

Tag : Germany

1940-05-25Withdrawal to Dunkirk

The British Expiditionary Force begins to withdraw towards Dunkirk.

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1940-05-21Arras

An Allied counterattack against the flank of the German army, that took place near the town of Arras, in north-eastern France.

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1940-05-17Brussels

German troops enter Brussels.

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1940-05-17Middelburg Bombed

The old city center of Middelburg was bombed to force the surrender of the Dutch armies in Zeeland. The city's archives were lost in the fire.

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1940-05-16Battle over the Ruhr

Six aircraft from No. 75 NZ Sqdn., this time as part of a force of 50 bombers detailed to attack objectives in the Ruhr and river crossings at Namur, Dinant and Givet.

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1940-05-14Montcornet

Charles de Gaulle was given command of the new 4th Armored Division and ordered to execute a counterattack toward Montcornet, with the objective of slowing the German advance.

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1940-05-14Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Utrecht

Dutch forces fall back to the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Utrecht.

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1940-05-14Rotterdam

Germans mistakenly bomb the city of Rotterdamn after it had surrendered.

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1940-05-141940-05-15Gembloux Gap

The French first army's main defensive position intended to prevent a German breakthrough in Belgium (where they believed the main attack would occur). The French forces repeatedly stopped 6th Army assaults, giving time for allied troops to withdraw.

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1940-05-13Sedan

German troops cross the Meuse River near Sedan.

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