1940 ⟶ Guderian's Panzer Corps Breaks Through at Sedan

General Heinz Guderian's Panzer corps breaks through at Seda...
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1940

🇫🇷 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.⟶
France Declares War on Germany (1939)
FranceWar DeclarationGermanyWestern FrontAllied PowersWorld War IIUltimatum

🇫🇷 France Halts Saar Offensive

General Gamelin orders to halt to the French Saar Offensive into Germany after having taken only a handful of villages.⟶
France Halts Saar Offensive (1939)
FranceSaar OffensiveMilitaryWestern FrontGermanyStrategyWorld 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.⟶
Manstein Proposes Ardennes Offensive (1939)
GermanyMilitary StrategyArdennes OffensiveWorld War IIWestern FrontErich von MansteinFranceBlitzkriegInvasion

🪖 Guderian's Panzer Corps Breaks Through at Sedan

General Heinz Guderian's Panzer corps breaks through at Sedan, France.⟶
Guderian's Panzer Corps Breaks Through at Sedan (1940)
GermanyPanzerSedanFrancemilitarybreakthroughblitzkriegWorld War IIWestern Front

🇩🇪 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

🇩🇪 Guderian's Panzer Groups Take Abbeville

General Guderian's Panzer groups take Abbeville, threatening Allied forces in the area.⟶
Guderian's Panzer Groups Take Abbeville (1940)
GermanyFranceMilitaryBlitzkriegWorld War IIGuderianAbbevilleTank WarfareInvasion