SKIP CONTENT UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM SITE ENGLISH HOME PAGE MAGYAR ITALIANO PORTUGUS TRKE EVENTS PLAN YOUR VISIT SUPPORT THE MUSEUM CONNECT DONATE LEARN THE HOLOCAUST REMEMBER SURVIVORS VICTIMS GENOCIDE ANTISEMITISM SEARCH THE UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL HOLOCAUST ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTIRE ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE ID CARD ARTIFACT DOCUMENT HISTORICAL FILM FOOTAGE ORAL HISTORY ANIMATED MUSIC PHOTOGRAPH INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION STUDENTS TIMELINE OF RELATED MAPS LEARNING PAGE AVAILABLE GERMAN INVASION OF WESTERN MAY 1940 COMMENTS HOW TO CITE ARTICLE VIEW ROTTERDAM GERMAN BOMBING INSTYTUT PAMIECI NARODOWEJ PHOTOGRAPHS CAMPAIGN THE LOW COUNTRIES FRANCE LASTED LESS THAN SIX WEEKS GERMANY ATTACKED IN THE WEST BRITISH FRENCH COMMANDERS BELIEVED GERMAN FORCES ATTACK CENTRAL BELGIUM IN WORLD WAR BORDER MEET THE GERMAN THE ARDENNES FOREST SOUTHEASTERN NORTHERN GERMAN TANKS INFANTRY QUICKLY BROKE LINES ADVANCED THE NETHERLANDS SURRENDERED BRITISH TROOPS THE BEACHES DUNKIRK THE ENGLISH CHANNEL FELL THE GERMANS ARMISTICE AGREEMENT SIGNED NORTHERN FRANCE ATLANTIC COASTLINE DOWN THE BORDER FRENCH GOVERNMENT THE TOWN SOUTHERN PART OF FRANCE THE VICHY GOVERNMENT MARSHALL HENRI PETAIN NEUTRALITY THE WAR COMMITTED PROVISIONS COOPERATION VIEWED ROYAL AIR FORCE AN INVASION OF THE BRITISH AIR FORCE FAILED AIR SUPERIORITY ENGLAND HITLER POSTPONED THE INVASION THE SPRING OPERATIONAL ORDER INVASION OF THE SOVIET UNION DECEMBER 1940 INVASION OF GREAT BRITAIN WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE COPYRIGHT INFORMATION TODAY EXHIBITIONS TRAVELING RESOURCES ACADEMICS RESEARCH RESEARCH QUESTION ACADEMIC PROGRAMS EDUCATORS TEACHING TEACHERS MATERIALS PROFESSIONALS STUDENT LEADERS LAW MILITARY JUDICIARY FAITH INTERFAITH COMMUNITIES RAOUL WALLENBERG CONTACT TERMS OF USE PRIVACY LEGAL THANK YOU PLEASE MINUTES ANSWER SHORT QUESTIONS EXPERIENCE WEBSITE SURVEY