1940 ⟶ Antwerp Captured by German Forces

Antwerp captured.
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1940
1941

🇧🇪 Antwerp Captured by German Forces

Antwerp captured.⟶
BelgiumGermanyInvasionWorld War IIBattleMilitaryOccupationEurope

⚔️ German Forces Cross the Meuse River

German forces cross over the Meuse River.⟶
German Forces Cross the Meuse River (1940)
Meuse RiverGermanyFranceMilitaryWorld War IIInvasionBelgiumBattle

🇩🇪 Germans Enter Brussels and Antwerp

Germans enter Brussels and also take Antwerp.⟶
GermanyBrusselsAntwerpBelgiumInvasionWorld War IIMilitaryOccupation

🇩🇪 German Forces Besiege Amiens and Surround Arras

Amiens in France is besieged by German troops; Rommel's forces surround Arras; other German forces reach Noyelles on the Channel.⟶
German Forces Besiege Amiens and Surround Arras (1940)
FranceGermanyBattleInvasionWorld War IIMilitaryAmiensArrasBlitzkrieg

🛡️ German Forces Complete Channel Islands Occupation

Channel Islands occupation is completed by German forces.⟶
German Forces Complete Channel Islands Occupation (1940)
GermanyChannel IslandsOccupationWorld War IIUKMilitary ActionEuropeIsland WarfareBritish IslesInvasion

🇩🇪 German Forces Enter Estonia

First German forces enter Estonia from Latvia.⟶
GermanyEstoniainvasionEastern FrontBaltic StatesWorld War IIoccupationmilitary advance