World War II - Fall of France
Time: Friday May 10, 1940
Place: France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Details: Germany launched an offensive against France. To circumvent the strong Maginot Line fortifications on the Franco-German border, Germany directed its attack at the neutral nations of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
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1940 - United Kingdom
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Jan, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
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Mar, 1940 - France
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Apr, 1940 - U.S.
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1940 - University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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Monday Apr 8, 1940 - Norway
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Monday Apr 8, 1940 - Norway
Adolf Hitler-German forces invaded Denmark and Norway
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Thursday May 9, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
Adolf Hitler-Germany attacked France
Friday May 10, 1940 - France
World War II-Neville Chamberlain resignation
Friday May 10, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
World War II-Churchill in the office
Friday May 10, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
Charles de Gaulle-The Germans attacked
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The Holocaust-Alexander von Falkenhausen enacted anti-Jewish measures
May, 1940 - Germany
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle activated his new division
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Winston Churchill-"blood, toil, tears and sweat" speech
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Wednesday May 15, 1940 - France
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle was reinforced by two fresh regiments
Saturday May 18, 1940 - France
World War II-Germany invaded Greece
May, 1940 - Greece
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle attacked again and his forces were once again devastated
Sunday May 19, 1940 - Montcornet, France
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle delayed his retreat
Monday May 20, 1940 - Montcornet, France
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle gave a talk on French radio
Tuesday May 21, 1940 - Montcornet, France
Queen Elizabeth II-Elizabeth lived at Royal Lodge
May, 1940 - Windsor, United Kingdom
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle was promoted to the rank of temporary
Thursday May 23, 1940 - France
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May, 1940 - Katyn, Russia (Then U.S.S.R.)
Winston Churchill-British Expeditionary Force in retreat to Dunkirk
May, 1940 - Dunkirk, France
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle attacked the German bridgehead south of the Somme at Abbeville
May, 1940 - Abbeville, France
Winston Churchill-Churchill ordered the formation of both the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the Commandos
Jun, 1940 - England, United Kingdom
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle's rank of brigadier-general
Saturday Jun 1, 1940 - France
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Sunday Jun 2, 1940 - Paris, France
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Tuesday Jun 4, 1940 - Dunkirk, France
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Friday Jun 7, 1940 - Reynolds, Georgia, U.S.
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Saturday Jun 8, 1940 - France
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle flew to London and met British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Sunday Jun 9, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
Adolf Hitler-Italy join forces with Hitler
Monday Jun 10, 1940 - Italy
Marcus Garvey-Death
Monday Jun 10, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
Benito Mussolini-Italy declared war on Britain and France
Monday Jun 10, 1940 - Italy
World War II-Battle of Alps
Monday Jun 10, 1940 - Italian-French Boarders
World War II-Siege of Malta
Tuesday Jun 11, 1940 - Malta
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Tuesday Jun 11, 1940 - France
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle attended the meeting of the Anglo-French Supreme War Council at the Chateau
Tuesday Jun 11, 1940 - France
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Tuesday Jun 11, 1940 - Egypt and Libya
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Thursday Jun 13, 1940 - France
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Jun, 1940 - Paris, France
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Friday Jun 14, 1940 - Bordeaux, France
World War II-Surrender of Paris
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Charles de Gaulle-Reynaud had resigned as prime minister
Jun, 1940 - Bordeaux, France
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle talked about Jean Monnet's mooted Anglo-French political union
Sunday Jun 16, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle escaped to London
Monday Jun 17, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
Charles de Gaulle-British Cabinet was reluctant to agree to de Gaulle giving a radio address
Tuesday Jun 18, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle's Appeal to continue to resist the occupation of France
Tuesday Jun 18, 1940 - London, England, United Kingdom
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Wednesday Jun 19, 1940 - Cameroon
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle denied the legitimacy of the government at Bordeaux
Wednesday Jun 19, 1940 - London
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Thursday Jun 20, 1940 - U.S.
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Jun, 1940 - Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, California, U.S.
Charles de Gaulle-Armistice was signed
Friday Jun 21, 1940 - Compiègne, France
Adolf Hitler-France armistice
Saturday Jun 22, 1940 - Compiègne, France
Charles de Gaulle-The Bordeaux government declared that De Gaulle compulsorily retired from the French Army
Sunday Jun 23, 1940 - Bordeaux, France