Beneath the Scythe

The German blitzkrieg cut across northern France to the Englidh Channel like a scythe, with the Somme River forming its lower edge. In an effort to retake the German-held bridgeheads along the Somme, a combined British-Prench attack northward along …

1940-06-04

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The German blitzkrieg cut across northern France to the Englidh Channel like a scythe, with the Somme River forming its lower edge. In an effort to retake the German-held bridgeheads along the Somme, a combined British-Prench attack northward along a front from St, Valery on the coast east to Abbeville was launched on 4 June. The right side of the attack was executed by French heavy tanks supported by British infantry and light tanks. Their goal: secure the village of Caubert, the ridge beyond it and the Villiers Woods along the Blagny-Abbeviile Road. Success here would give the Allies a foothold from which they could retake Abbeville.

S Of Abbeville, France

The Battle of Abbeville took place from 27 May to 4 June 1940, near Abbeville during the Battle of France in the Second World War. On 20 May, the 2nd Panzer Division advanced 56 miles (90 km) to Abbeville on the English Channel, overran the 25th Infantry Brigade of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and captured the town at 8:30 p.m. Only a few British survivors managed to retreat to the south bank of the Somme and at 2:00 a.m. on 21 May, the III Battalion, Rifle Regiment 2 reached the coast, west of Noyelles-sur-Mer.

Wikipedia: Battle of Abbeville

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