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ParisNote the area with no forces in it the Ardennes

1940: "A sector that is not dangerous. It is impenetrable." French military description of the Ardennes Forest.

Blitzkrieg:German for "lightning war

Employed mobile forces Emphasize speed and surprise Prevent an enemy from organizing a coherent defense.Designed to outmaneuver the enemy rather than attacking him head on.

Uses concentrated tank forces supported by mobile infantry, artillery and close air support assets.

Used a decentralized command structure

Knock out an enemy's communications, supply, and morale

Move faster than your enemy can think.

In combat, blitzkrieg forced slower defending forces into defensive pockets that were encircled and by the armored units then destroyed by following German infantry.

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ParisDunkirkI must get our boys out of there. We must evacuate them to England

ParisDunkirkMien Fuhrer, let my Luftwaffe finish off the BritishOK, Herman, go ahead

Send anything that will float!

They lost their equipment, but not the men who live to fight again

ParisIt must have been a miracleYou Idiot!You let them get away!!

The Battle for France ends with thesigning of an armistice in the same railwaycar in which the Germans had surrendered in World War IHitler takes a holiday to visit his latest prize - Paris

ParisLet me have a second chance, mien fuhrer.We must plan to invade Britain

We shall fight them on the beaches, on the landing grounds and in the fields. We shall fight them in the streets and on the hills. We shall never surrender

The Battle of France is overThe Battle of Britain is about to begin

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