When British and adjacent French forces were pushed back to the sea by the highly mobile and well organised German operation, the British government decided to evacuate the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) as well as several French divisions at Dunkirk in Operation Dynamo.Īfter the withdrawal of the BEF, Germany launched a second operation, Fall Rot (Case Red), which was commenced on 5 June. In the first, Fall Gelb (Case Yellow), German armoured units pushed through the Ardennes to cut off and surround the Allied units that had advanced into Belgium. The battle consisted of two main operations. In the Second World War, the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the successful German invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on, defeating primarily French forces. Replacement of French Third Republic by Vichy France Part of the Western Front of the Second World WarĬlockwise from top left: German Panzer IV tanks passing through a town in France German soldiers marching past the Arc de Triomphe after the surrender of Paris, 14 June 1940 Column of French Renault R35 tanks at Sedan, Ardennes British and French prisoners at Veules-les-Roses French soldiers on review within the Maginot Line fortifications.ġ0 May – 22 June 1940 (1 month and 12 days)
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