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Battle of Sedan (1940)
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Battle of Sedan (1940)
About
Three-day Battle
May 12th to May 15th, 1940
Who was involved?
Key Players
General Gerd Von Rundstedt-
Heinz Guderian
General Gaston-Henri Billotte
Synopsis
The second battle of Sedan was during world war II. It was a short battle lasting three days from May 12, 1940 to May 15, 1940. It was a critical point in the Nazi invasion on the western europe. Going through belgium and holland to get through Sedan to invade northeastern France.
Synopsis
Turning Point
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted
Turning Point
The French defense were weak and neglected they believed that they had everything under control by using the AIr force to create a heavy attack which didn't work because German were more advanced than the french air force. This inspired the XXI corps to composed of one armored and motorized division. The 55th and the 71 infantry divisions were weak because they almost had no regular officers Since they were both short of anti-tank and anti-aircraft guns a critical shortcoming allowed the captured of Sedan.
Locations
May 15th, 1940
Ardennes, Sedan
Hitler congradulates commander Hermann Balck on his victory on the invasion and fall of France.
On May 13th, the german troops started making their way through the Meuse river.
On May 12th, the German Army group A made their way through the Ardenne forest without serious opposition.
Whereabouts
May 14th
Crossing over the Meuse riverbank on rubber raft.
May 12th
The plan on how the three groups would oporate the invasion.
Summary
Summary
What I find the most interesting was the fact that the U.K. didn't send strong leaders to lead this soldiers through the heavy attacks. Because of this the German had a better chance to make France more weaker. The French Air force was interesting too because the french counted on them and they were really weak to battle against the Luftwaffe air force.
Research Cites
Cites
Miskimon, C. (12/2016). How the second battle of Sedan led to the fall of france. Warfare HIstory Network. Retrieved from https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/how-second-battle-sedan-led-to-fall-of-france/
Knighton, A. (3/2019). The German Breakthrough of Sedan. War History Online. Retrieved from https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/german-breakthrough-at-sedan.html?chrome=1
History, Z. (11/2021). Battle of Sedan (1940) Hitler invades France. Youtube. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/h310_mknay4