the invasion of france
The Germans break through the Dyle Line of defenses and the Ardennes and rush to the coast
- They surround approximately 500,000 troops by May 27 ( 17 days )
- They surround approximately 500,000 troops by May 27 ( 17 days )
dunkirk
- The British realized they were surrounded and ordered the navy to put together an evacuation
- Also civilians
-Almost 340,000 troops are rescued in a weeks time
- The Germans hold up while this occurs?
-Seen as a small Allied victory
- Also civilians
-Almost 340,000 troops are rescued in a weeks time
- The Germans hold up while this occurs?
-Seen as a small Allied victory
the fall of paris
- The rest of France fell relatively quickly after the Dyle line fell and the British evacuated
- Italy declares war on France June 10
- Paris falls June 14
-Rest of France falls June 22
- Reasons :
The Maginot Line proved useless
The Germans used their tanks much better
The Luftwaffe was too strong
Political dissention in France
- Italy declares war on France June 10
- Paris falls June 14
-Rest of France falls June 22
- Reasons :
The Maginot Line proved useless
The Germans used their tanks much better
The Luftwaffe was too strong
Political dissention in France
marshall petain and vichy france
- The terms of surrender are accepted by a anew anti-war French Prime Minister known as Marshall Petain
-He accepts the new borders of France in the south with the capital city of Vichy
- They were puppets to the Germans
-he became a collaborator like Quisling
-The Free French Army that had escaped to England were organized a General Charles De Gaulle
-He accepts the new borders of France in the south with the capital city of Vichy
- They were puppets to the Germans
-he became a collaborator like Quisling
-The Free French Army that had escaped to England were organized a General Charles De Gaulle
Summary
The Germans went through Ardennes Forest and broke through the Dyle line to get to the coast and then surrounded 500 000 British and French soldiers in 17 days; therefore, at an attempt to rescue the British soldiers, the navy ordered civilians to sail across the English Channel to save their troops. In France, the Maginot line was discovered to be useless when Hitler crossed it using Panzers, which proved that the Luftwaffe was very strong; consequently, the r Petain surrendered to Germany instead of fighting and then accepted the new borders of France made by Germany.