En Route to Abbeville

On May 21st the Germans created a bridgehead over the Somme at Abbeville. General De Gaulle and his brand new 4th OCR (Armored Division) was ordered to stop the enemy advance. The Germans had fortified an area adjacent to the …

1940-05-28

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On May 21st the Germans created a bridgehead over the Somme at Abbeville. General De Gaulle and his brand new 4th OCR (Armored Division) was ordered to stop the enemy advance. The Germans had fortified an area adjacent to the Somme, in a 30 km radius from Abbeville. A hill, Mont de Caubert, controlled access to the city. Unable to cross the Somme and attack Abbeville from the north, De Gaulle decided to reduce the German pocket and destroy the bridge in Abbeville, which led to a ten-day battle, one of the most violent of the campaign. The scenario represents the first day of the battle. The monster tanks were coming!
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Huppy, France

The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. On 3 September 1939 France had declared war on Germany, following the German invasion of Poland. In early September 1939, France began the limited Saar Offensive. By mid-October, the French had withdrawn to their start lines. In six weeks from 10 May 1940, German forces defeated Allied forces by mobile operations, conquering France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, ending land operations on the Western Front until the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944. Italy entered the war on 10 June 1940.

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