The Rescue: Leclerc Rides In

On June 9th, the Germans crossed the Aisne River near Bethel. But they needed to increase the bridgehead to allow all their tanks to cross the Aisne. While the 1st and 2nd Panzer Divisions strengthened the Aisne bridgehead, the 17th …

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On June 9th, the Germans crossed the Aisne River near Bethel. But they needed to increase the bridgehead to allow all their tanks to cross the Aisne. While the 1st and 2nd Panzer Divisions strengthened the Aisne bridgehead, the 17th and 21st lnfantry Divisions launched an attack toward Perthes, to the southeast of the bridgehead. The goal of the offensive was to crush the left flank of De Lattre's army and force the French to abandon Bethel and retreat to the east. On the morning of June 10th, the Groupement Buisson was the only French unit in the area able to launch a counterattack. in an attempt to rescue the remnants of the 127th lnfantry Division in the surrounded village of Perthes. Leading the French assault on Perthes was Captain Hautecloque. who was later known as General teclerc.

Perthes, France

Fall Rot (Case Red) was the plan for a German military operation after the success of Fall Gelb (Case Yellow), the Battle of France, an invasion of the Benelux countries and northern France. The Allied armies had been defeated and pushed back in the north to the Channel coast, which culminated in the Dunkirk evacuation. The operation to complete the conquest of France by the German Army began on 5 June 1940.[1] Fall Rot began with a preliminary attack over the river Somme on the Channel Coast to the Seine, beginning on 5 June and the main offensive by Army Group A on 9 June further east over the river Aisne.

Wikipedia: Fall Rot

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