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10/05/1940 The Battle of France begins

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The French Airforce during the Battle of France - 1940

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German Film - Arnhem + Invasion Of France (1940)

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The Moment France Surrendered to German Soldiers

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World War Two animated: Western Front 1940

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Capture the Eiffel Tower! WW2 Conquest & Liberation

The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. In six weeks, German forces defeated Allied forces by mobile operations and conquered France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, bringing land operations on the Western Front to an end.
    • Essentials 

    • Background 

    • German strategy 

    • Allied strategy 

    • Prelude 

    • Battle 

    • ''Fall Rot'' 

    • Aftermath