Europe 1940: Blitzkrieg in the West
25 May 1940
25 May 1940
World War II: Blitzkrieg
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Blitzkrieg in the West
16 Sep 1939 Invasion of Poland
11 Mar 1940 Winter War
21 Apr 1940 Invasion of Denmark and Norway
25 May 1940 Blitzkrieg in the West
21 Jun 1940 Fall of France
7 Sep 1940 Battle of Britain
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16 Apr 1941 Germany in the Mediterranean
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16 Sep 1942 Case Blue
While the Allies were still dealing with the fall of Denmark and Norway, Germany struck west. The attack began with a German invasion of the Netherlands and northern Belgium. Then, as the Allied armies raced north to deal with this threat, the main German offensive smashed through the lightly defended hills of southern Belgium. The out-maneuvered British and French forces had been split in two.
