Battle of France

Nazi German invasion of France in 1940

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1940 — 1940 battle, Battle of Belgium, Siege of Lille, Battle of Sedan, Operation Ariel, World War II, Italian invasion of France, Dunkirk evacuation, Fall Gelb, Evacuation of the Polish Army from Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal, Chasselay massacre, Western Front, Hitler's speech to his commanders-in-chief on November 23, 1939, Battle of Zeeland, Battle of Boulogne, Q1772124, Q104628892, Q60674900, Q2984858, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Belgium, Q32, France, 

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1940-05-10T00:00:00Z

Battle of France

1944-01-04T00:00:00Z

Operation Carpetbagger

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Frameless

620 the captured town of Mont-Saint-Aignan 1940. (50403666593)

648 Destroyed German Mercedes staff car during Battle of France in WW2. (51156236770)

Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-2354-09, Frankreich, Zerstörungen

Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-062-2109-32, Frankreich, Text mit Karte, Pionier-Btl. 223

Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-769-0236-25, Frankreich, Geschütz

Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0398, Frankreich, geräumte Vormarsch-Strasse

Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0399, Frankreich, Kriegsbeute

Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0400, Frankreich, zerstörte Hausfront

Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0402, Frankreich, Kriegsbeute, zerstörte Fahrzeuge

Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0404, Frankreich, Französische Kriegsgefangene

Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0410, Frankreich, Kriegsschäden, zerstörte Schiffe

Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0411, Frankreich, Kriegsschäden, zerstörte Waggons

Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0417, Französischer Kriegsgefangener mit Wachtposten

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1973-023-19, Frankreich, Günther v. Kluge, Adolf Hitler

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1980-072-33, Westfeldzug, Vormarsch bei Merzig

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-123-13A, Westfeldzug, Panzerabwehr

Les ruines de Martincourt sur Meuse après les combats de Mai 1940

Map.5

Nazi-parading-in-elysian-fields-paris-desert-1940

Original caption- Soldiers of the unit to which Captain Ardizzone was attached are seen travelling along a road by the side of a canal. On the right is a French angler who is intent on his sport and pays no attention to Art.IWMARTLD129

Pferdefuhrwerke in Frankreich 1940

Sprzęt wojskowy zdobyty przez Niemców podczas kampanii francuskiej (2-153)

Western Front, Battle of France - bunker entrance in front of a heavily damaged building

Western Front, Battle of France - bunker entrance in front of a heavily damaged building

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	Battle of France	1940	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of France		battle		Wikidata
conflict	Operation Carpetbagger	1944	military operation		Wikidata
image	620 the captured town of Mont-Saint-Aignan 1940. (50403666593)				Wikimedia
image	648 Destroyed German Mercedes staff car during Battle of France in WW2. (51156236770)				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-2354-09, Frankreich, Zerstörungen				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-062-2109-32, Frankreich, Text mit Karte, Pionier-Btl. 223				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-769-0236-25, Frankreich, Geschütz				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0398, Frankreich, geräumte Vormarsch-Strasse				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0399, Frankreich, Kriegsbeute				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0400, Frankreich, zerstörte Hausfront				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0402, Frankreich, Kriegsbeute, zerstörte Fahrzeuge				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0404, Frankreich, Französische Kriegsgefangene				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0410, Frankreich, Kriegsschäden, zerstörte Schiffe				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0411, Frankreich, Kriegsschäden, zerstörte Waggons				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0417, Französischer Kriegsgefangener mit Wachtposten				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1973-023-19, Frankreich, Günther v. Kluge, Adolf Hitler				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1980-072-33, Westfeldzug, Vormarsch bei Merzig				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-123-13A, Westfeldzug, Panzerabwehr				Wikimedia
image	Les ruines de Martincourt sur Meuse après les combats de Mai 1940				Wikimedia
image	Map.5				Wikimedia
image	Nazi-parading-in-elysian-fields-paris-desert-1940	1940			Wikimedia
image	Original caption- Soldiers of the unit to which Captain Ardizzone was attached are seen travelling along a road by the side of a canal. On the right is a French angler who is intent on his sport and pays no attention to Art.IWMARTLD129				Wikimedia
image	Pferdefuhrwerke in Frankreich 1940				Wikimedia
image	Sprzęt wojskowy zdobyty przez Niemców podczas kampanii francuskiej (2-153)				Wikimedia
image	Western Front, Battle of France - bunker entrance in front of a heavily damaged building				Wikimedia
image	Western Front, Battle of France - bunker entrance in front of a heavily damaged building				Wikimedia