1939 ⟶ France Halts Saar Offensive
General Gamelin orders to halt to the French Saar Offensive ...
Year
1939
1940
🇫🇷 France Halts Saar Offensive
General Gamelin orders to halt to the French Saar Offensive into Germany after having taken only a handful of villages.⟶
FranceSaar OffensiveMilitaryWestern FrontGermanyStrategyWorld War II
🇫🇷 France Declares War on Germany
At 12:00 p.m. the French Government delivers a similar final ultimatum to Germany which at 5:00 p.m. also expires unanswered, thus bringing France in the war.⟶
FranceWar DeclarationGermanyWestern FrontAllied PowersWorld War IIUltimatum
⚔️ France Launches Limited Offensive into Saarland
France's commander in chief general Maurice Gamelin begins a limited offensive into the German Saarland territory involving ten divisions.⟶
Western FrontSaarlandFranceMilitary OffensiveEarly War1939
💡 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
💥 Belgians Destroy Bridges Over Meuse
The Belgians blow up all the bridges over the Meuse River to halt the German advance.⟶
BelgiummilitarydefensebridgesMeuse RiverstrategyWorld War IIWestern Front
🪖 Guderian's Panzer Corps Breaks Through at Sedan
General Heinz Guderian's Panzer corps breaks through at Sedan, France.⟶
GermanyPanzerSedanFrancemilitarybreakthroughblitzkriegWorld War IIWestern Front