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Fall Gelb 1940 (1): Panzer breakthrough in the West

Douglas C. Dildy

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The German blitzkrieg conquest of France and the Low Countries in May and June of 1940 has never been surpassed in the history of warfare in that no clash between such great and apparently equal forces has been decided so swiftly and conclusively. Not deigning to spend itself against the extensive fortifications of France's Maginot Lines, Hitler's Wehrmacht planned to advance its 136 divisions through Belgium and northern France in order to destroy the Allied forces there and gain territory from which to prosecute continued combat operations against France and England. Beginning on 10 May 1940, this title follows the fortunes of Heeresgruppe A as its three Panzer Korps moved stealthily through the dark, hilly, and thickly forested Ardennes in southern Belgium before forcing a passage across the river Meuse and racing through France to the Channel in one of the most daring campaigns in history.

Language: English

Pages: 96

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Release: April 22, 2014

ISBN: 1782006443

ISBN 13: 9781782006442

Fall Gelb 1940 (1): Panzer breakthrough in the West

Douglas C. Dildy

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The German blitzkrieg conquest of France and the Low Countries in May and June of 1940 has never been surpassed in the history of warfare in that no clash between such great and apparently equal forces has been decided so swiftly and conclusively. Not deigning to spend itself against the extensive fortifications of France's Maginot Lines, Hitler's Wehrmacht planned to advance its 136 divisions through Belgium and northern France in order to destroy the Allied forces there and gain territory from which to prosecute continued combat operations against France and England. Beginning on 10 May 1940, this title follows the fortunes of Heeresgruppe A as its three Panzer Korps moved stealthily through the dark, hilly, and thickly forested Ardennes in southern Belgium before forcing a passage across the river Meuse and racing through France to the Channel in one of the most daring campaigns in history.

Language: English

Pages: 96

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Release: April 22, 2014

ISBN: 1782006443

ISBN 13: 9781782006442

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