1940 ⟶ German Occupation of Paris and French Naval Operations
Paris occupied by German troops; Elements of the French Navy...
Year
1939
1940
1943
🇫🇷 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
⚔️ German Army Opens Fire on French Villages
In the first military operations by the German Army in Western Europe, guns on the Siegfried Line open up on villages behind French Maginot line.⟶
GermanyFranceSiegfried LineMaginot LineWestern FrontArtilleryWorld War IIMilitary OperationsBorderWarfare
🇩🇪 German Occupation of Paris and French Naval Operations
Paris occupied by German troops; Elements of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) based in Toulon carried out offensive operations against Italian targets along the Ligurian coast.⟶
OccupationParisGermanyFranceMarine NationaleToulonLigurian CoastItalyWestern FrontMilitary
💣 German Bombing of Paris
Germans bomb Paris.⟶
BombingParisLuftwaffeFranceAir RaidsWar CrimesCivilian CasualtiesWestern FrontMilitaryGermany
🚢 French Naval Actions Against Italy
The French battleship Lorraine opened fire on the Italian port of Bardia in Italian North Africa. During some of the last actions of the French against the Italians, French naval aircraft attacked Taranto and Livorno in mainland Italy.⟶
naval warfareFranceItalywarMediterraneanmilitary
