Hitler begins his attack on the west in the neutral ;low countries' May 10, 1940
times to surrender:
Netherlands = 4 days
Belgium = 18 days
Luxembourg = 2 days
The British expeditionary Force )BEF) and French try to defend Belgium, but fail.
The German break through the Dyle Line of defenses and the Ardennes and rush to the coast
They surround approximately 500,000 troops by May 27 (17 days)
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The British realized they were surrounded and ordered the navy to put together an evacuation, including civilian ships.
Almost 340,000 troops are rescued in a weeks time
The germans hold up while this occurs
Seen as a small allied victory
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the rest of France fell relatively quickly after the Dyle line fell and the British evacuated
Italy declares war on france June 10
Paris falls June 14
Rest of France falls june 22
Reasons:
The Maginot line proved useless
The germans used their tanks better
The Luftwaffe was too strong
Political dissention in France
Tripartite pact = Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan)
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Marshall Petain and Vichy France
The terms of surrender are accepted by a new anti-war French Prime Minister known as Marshall Petain
He accepts the new borders of France with the caputak city at Vichy
They were puppets to the Germans
He became a collaborator like Quisling
The Free French Army that had escaped to England
times to surrender:
Netherlands = 4 days
Belgium = 18 days
Luxembourg = 2 days
The British expeditionary Force )BEF) and French try to defend Belgium, but fail.
The German break through the Dyle Line of defenses and the Ardennes and rush to the coast
They surround approximately 500,000 troops by May 27 (17 days)
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The British realized they were surrounded and ordered the navy to put together an evacuation, including civilian ships.
Almost 340,000 troops are rescued in a weeks time
The germans hold up while this occurs
Seen as a small allied victory
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the rest of France fell relatively quickly after the Dyle line fell and the British evacuated
Italy declares war on france June 10
Paris falls June 14
Rest of France falls june 22
Reasons:
The Maginot line proved useless
The germans used their tanks better
The Luftwaffe was too strong
Political dissention in France
Tripartite pact = Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan)
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Marshall Petain and Vichy France
The terms of surrender are accepted by a new anti-war French Prime Minister known as Marshall Petain
He accepts the new borders of France with the caputak city at Vichy
They were puppets to the Germans
He became a collaborator like Quisling
The Free French Army that had escaped to England