Invasion of France_ It starts with the Germans break
through the Dyle Line of defenses and the Ardennes and rush to the coast
They end up surround approximately 500,000 troops by May 27 It takes them about 17 days to invade France The Maginot line is useless in this invasion Battle of Dunkirk_When the British realized that they were
surrounded they ordered the navy to put together an evacuation
With the help of civilians almost 340,000 troops are rescued in a weeks time The Germans don't do anything while this occurs This is seen as a small Allied victory Also show the will of the English People The Germans managed to invade France fairly quickly breaking through 2 lines of defense to the coast
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Fall of France
_ After this the rest of France fell
relatively quickly after everything
Italy then declares war on France June 10 Paris falls June 14 and the rest of France falls June 22 Reasons for the quick victory: •The Maginot line proved useless •The Germans used their tanks much better •The Luftwaffe was too strong •Political dissention in France |