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The German Luftwaffe ceased bombardment of Dunkirk. 5 June: The second part of the Battle of France began with the Germans striking south from the River Somme. 9 June: German forces launched an offensive on Paris. 10 June: Norway surrendered to German forces and Italy joined the war by declaring war on France and Great Britain.
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.
Germany: Allies Dunkirk: Battle of France: Western Front: 1940-05-26 1940-06-04 France United Kingdom Belgium Canada Netherlands Germany: Axis Abbeville: Battle of France: Western Front: 1940-05-27 1940-06-04 France United Kingdom Germany: Axis Lille: Battle of France: Western Front: 1940-05-28 1940-05-31 France Germany: Axis Fall Rot: Battle ...
A series of hard-fought Prussian and German victories in eastern France, culminating in the Siege of Metz and the Battle of Sedan, resulted in the capture of the French Emperor Napoleon III and the decisive defeat of the army of the Second Empire; a Government of National Defense was formed in Paris on 4 September and continued the war for ...
"The Battle of France". Facts in Review. Vol. II, no. 30. Calvin. 22 July 1940. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008 (Official Nazi propaganda account of the Battle of France) Goossens, Allert M. A. "The invasion of Holland in May 1940". War over Holland. Netherlands. Gort, John (10 October 1941).
This is a list of wars involving modern France from the abolition of the French monarchy and the establishment of the French First Republic on 21 September 1792 until the current Fifth Republic. For wars involving the Kingdom of France (987–1792), see List of wars involving the Kingdom of France .
The bulk of the forces of the Allies were French, although the United Kingdom (British Expeditionary Force), Netherlands, and Belgium had significant forces in the battle opposing Germany. Supreme Command was held by the French Commander-in-Chief Général d'armée Maurice Gamelin , his deputy Général d'armée Alphonse Joseph Georges was ...
The siege of Lille or Lille pocket (28–31 May 1940) took place during the Battle of France in the Second World War.The siege of the French IV Corps and V Corps (about 40,000 men) of the First Army (General René Prioux) was conducted by four German infantry divisions supported by three panzer divisions.