Battle of France II – Campaign Overview.
This episode is the second part of our overview of the Battle of France Campaign.
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This Episode discusses:
- The fall of Eban Emael and how the Germans used glider troops to take 3 bridges across the Albert Canal
- Panzergruppe Kleist on the move with 41,140 and the crossing of the Meuse.
- The attacks in the Gembloux gap
- The Dyle line and the fall back to the Escaut line
- Operation NiWi and how it’s success was counterproductive
- The Battle of Stonne
- The Arras Counter attack
- Guderian’s unauthorised thrust
- Dunkirk and Fall Rot
Thank you to the British Army’s Lessons Exploitation Centre for the assistance with getting the resources for this podcast series.
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