TIMELINE OF THE GERMAN INVASION THE LOW COUNTRIES FRANCE MAGINOT LINE ARMY ARDENNES FOREST TAKING ENEMIES BY SURPRISE ARMISTICE GERMANY SIGNED JUNE 22ND OFFICIALLY SIGNALING SURRENDER THE MAJORITY BATTLES BELGIUM UP TO THE CHANNEL COAST NORTHERN FRANCE PRIOR THE INVASION OF THE SOVIET UNION HITLER GENERALS PLANNED CONQUEST NETHERLANDS THE GERMANS LAID DOWN PLAN ENTER DRAW BRITISH FRENCH UNITS FORCE THE ARDENNES FOREST BYPASS DRIVE NORTHERN ALLIED FORCES BEYOND CONCRETE FORTIFICATIONS HEAVY GUNS THE NATURAL OBSTACLE AUTHORITIES GOAL SIMPLE HOLLAND LUXEMBOURG THE ENGLISH CHANNEL CRUSHING ALLIED RESISTANCE ALONG THE WAY SHORT CROSSING ALL THAT MILITARY GERMAN SUCCESS POLAND STREAMLINED THE INVASION PROCESS PRICELESS EXPERIENCE THE WESTERN EUROPEAN MAY 10TH INFANTRY GERMAN PARATROOPERS THE BELGIAN FORT GARRISON THE LOSS STRATEGIC BRIDGES PASSAGE PARATROOPERS ROTTERDAM THE HAGUE COMPLETE GENERAL VON BOCK ARMY GROUP B DIVISIONS PANZER TANK VON RUNDSTEDT ARMY GROUP IN THE SOUTH ARMY GROUP C FELL HOLD ATTENTION DEFENSES DRAWN EXPECT THE MASS DONE DECADES IN WORLD WAR BY THE NUMBERS THE ALLIED THE INVADERS STRONGER DEVELOPED CREATE FRONT BARRIER THE DYLE THE FRONT RUNNING NORTH WAVRE AT THE RIVER MAY 14TH BACK ON AFTERNOON MAY 12TH GENERAL GUDERIAN FOOTPRINT MEUSE RIVER SEDAN BY NIGHTFALL ENEMY IN CONTROL THE RIGHT RIVER BANK FAR NORTH DINANT PREPARATION BELIEVED CROSSINGS DAYS BUY THE ALLIES GERMAN ENGINEERING UNDER FIRE THE CROSSING THE END SPRINGBOARD MAY 15TH ENACTED PUSH MOVING MANNER OF MACHINERY THE BRIDGEHEADS PARIS PROVED FRENCH DEFENSE POINT AIR SUPERIORITY THE HANDS SLOW RESPONSE SPELT DOOM THE DEFENDERS ABLE COMMIT TOTAL MADE UP ARTILLERY AIRCRAFT TANKS TO GO CONTINGENT OF 10 VALIANT ATTEMPTS THE COST DEAD SOLDIERS TAKEN OFFENSIVE LASTED OF 1 MONTH 12 DAYS LEADING FRENCH SURRENDER UNTHINKABLE PASSING COMMITTED TO THE NORTH TRAP EXCELLENT ASSAULTS DIVE BOMBERS FIGHTER ARRANGED COUNTER ATTACKS THE ACTION COLONEL DE GAULLE CLAIM LITTLE SITUATION STREAMS REFUGEES BEGINNING CHOKE THE FLUID DEFENDING ALLIES THEMSELVES POSITION THE ULTIMATE CONTROL PORTS THE TAKING ITSELF LIGHTNING FAST FINALLY REACHED MAY 19TH THE DUTCH ALREADY SURRENDERED BOMBERS DEATHS CITIZENS THE DESTRUCTION OF MAY 17TH THE CAPITAL CITY OF BRUSSELS THE KEY PORT CITY ANTWERP TRAPPED THE NORTH RETREAT THE COAST THEIR LIVES COUNTERATTACK MAY 24TH LIMITED BEATEN BACK IN BRUSSELS KING LEOPOLD III GOVERNMENT MAY 28TH REACHING GERMAN UNITS CATCH UP READY FRENCH FORCES PERIMETER LEFT HERMANN GOERING TURNED SOUTH THE SOMME AISNE RIVERS LEST HISTORICAL STRUCTURES OF BOMBS HANDED WITHOUT A FIGHT JUNE 14TH ENDING CAMPAIGN INSULT TO FRANCE ADOLF CAR AT THE END WORLD WAR 1 WESTERN EUROPE ENTIRE FOUR COUNTRIES SIX WEEKS BELOW DATE AIRBORNE ELEMENTS HOLLAND IN ADVANCE GROUND FORTRESS EBEN EMAEL MAY 11TH FRENCH ARMY BEGIN STAVE LONG LINE FACING LIGHT PANZER CORPS FREE KEY BRIDGE COVERING BREAK THROUGH GERMAN FORCES FORMIDABLE CROSS PERIODS BOMBING MAY 18TH FULL MAY 21ST ARRAS ENDS FAILURE THE ATTACK KING LEOPOLD ORDERS OUT OF THE WAY GERMAN ARMY COASTLINE ATTEMPT FOR GOOD THE RIVER COMPASS JUDGEMENT THE BISMARCK CORAL JUBILEE EL ALAMEIN THE SOLOMONS TORCH TRACK PASS HUSKY MARIANAS TURKEY SHOOT MARKET GARDEN THE BULGE THE ODER HARBOR SITE DISCLAIMER PRIVACY POLICY SITE MAP CONTENT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED CONTACT GMAIL WRITTEN PHOTOGRAPHY UNIQUE WEBSITE PROTECTED DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REUSE MATERIAL PRESENTED ENTERTAINMENT HISTORICAL NETWORK
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