Unternehmen Niwi

To carry out the "Sickle-Cut" plan that would split the Allied forces in half, the Panzers of Gruppe Von Kleist had to cross the Ardennes. The key of the operation was the speed of the assault: for the Panzers, the …

1940-05-10

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To carry out the "Sickle-Cut" plan that would split the Allied forces in half, the Panzers of Gruppe Von Kleist had to cross the Ardennes. The key of the operation was the speed of the assault: for the Panzers, the objective was to reach the Meuse River on May 15th. The German general staff planned an airborne operation to help meet their timetable. Paratroopers were dropped in the massif of the Ardennes to take and hold the main crossroads so that Panzer divisions could cross the Ardennes without being thwarted by defensive blocks from the Chasseurs Ardennais. Dropped from Fieseler "Storch" airplanes (one pilot and two passengers!), the German soldiers managed to capture and hold the crossroads near the towns of Nives and Witry until the Panzers arrived, in spite of Belgian and French counter-attacks. The Meuse was crossed in Sedan on May 13th, two days ahead of schedule.

Nives, Belgium

The Battle of Belgium or Belgian Campaign, often referred to within Belgium as the 18 Days' Campaign, formed part of the greater Battle of France, an offensive campaign by Germany during the Second World War. It took place over 18 days in May 1940 and ended with the German occupation of Belgium following the surrender of the Belgian Army.

Wikipedia: Battle of Belgium

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