1939 ⟶ France Approves Dyle Plan for Belgian Defense
At an Anglo-French meeting held in Varennes general Gamelin ...
Year
1939
1940
🗺️ France Approves Dyle Plan for Belgian Defense
At an Anglo-French meeting held in Varennes general Gamelin obtains the approval of the Dyle plan, a strategy meant to keep the war out of France if Hitler invaded Belgium.⟶
FranceBelgiumMilitary StrategyDyle PlanInvasionDefenseGamelinWorld War II
💡 Manstein Proposes Ardennes Offensive
As Germany plans for an attack on France, German Lieutenant-General Erich von Manstein proposes that Germany should attack through the Ardennes rather than through Belgium – the expected attack route.⟶
GermanyMilitary StrategyArdennes OffensiveWorld War IIWestern FrontErich von MansteinFranceBlitzkriegInvasion
⚔️ German Forces Cross the Meuse River
German forces cross over the Meuse River.⟶
Meuse RiverGermanyFranceMilitaryWorld War IIInvasionBelgiumBattle
