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Fall Gelb, Case Yellow, was the codename for the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, carried out on May 10, 1940. German armored units punched through the Ardennes to cut off and surround the Allied units that had advanced into Belgium, outflanking the Maginot Line. Fall Gelb had been devised by the famous [...]
Fall Rot, Case Red, was the Battle of France second phase. Carried out by the German Army, Fall Rot outflanked and punched through the Maginot Line. This operation began on June 5, 1940, and had been made possible by the success of the first phase, which was called Operation Fall Gelb. Before the invasion, it [...]
The Battle of France was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during World War II. The battle took place from May 10 to June 14, 1940, and consisted of two main operations. In the first, Fall Gelb, German for "Case Yellow," German armored divisions made their way through the Ardennes to cut [...]
Heinz Wilhelm Guderian was a German General and military theorist who fought during World War II. Germany’s panzer forces were conceived and then fought according to his best-known work, "Achtung— Panzer!," a book on military tactics based on the use of armored vehicles. Although he was promoted to the rank of full general, he never [...]
The Phoney War is the period of time in World War II that followed the invasion of Poland and preceded the Battle of France. It took place from September 1939 to April 1940 when apparently nothing happened. The Phoney War was characterized by a lack of major military operations in continental Europe. Although the European nations [...]
The Soviet-Finnish War was a war fought between the Soviet Union and Finland from November 30, 1939, to March 13, 1940. Also called the Winter War, it began when the Soviet Union attacked Finland. The Soviet’s objective was the annexation of most of Finland. Nevertheless, at the end of the war, only a section of [...]
