Battle of Arras (1940)

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The Battle of Arras (1940) was a British-led counterattack against advancing German forces during the Battle of France in World War II, notable for briefly disrupting the German offensive with a concentrated tank assault.

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Battle of Arras (1940) canonical 3
Battle of Arras (21 May 1940) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Arras counter-attack
Battle of Arras (21 May 1940)
belligerent France
Nazi Germany
United Kingdom
commander Erwin Rommel
Harold Franklyn
Hermann Hoth
Maxime Weygand
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryInvolved France
Germany
United Kingdom
followedBy continued German advance to the Channel coast
encirclement of Allied forces in northern France and Belgium
hasEndDate 1940-05-21
hasParticipant British 1st Army Tank Brigade
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
British 5th Infantry Division
British Expeditionary Force
French 3e Division Légère Mécanique
French 4e Division Cuirassée
French Army
German 5th Panzer Division
linked to: 5th Panzer Division

German 7th Panzer Division
linked to: 7th Panzer Division

German Army Group A
Wehrmacht
hasStartDate 1940-05-21
location Arras
France
Pas-de-Calais
notableFor British-led counterattack against German armoured forces
briefly alarming German high command
concentrated tank assault
influencing temporary halt orders in German advance
objective to counterattack German armoured spearheads
partOf Battle of France
precededBy German breakthrough at Sedan
relatedTo Dunkirk evacuation
linked to: Battle of Dunkirk
result German tactical victory
temporary disruption of German advance
theatre Western Front (World War II)
usedWeapon British cruiser tanks
German Panzer I
linked to: PzKpfw I

German Panzer II
linked to: Panzer II

German Panzer III
linked to: Panzer III

German Panzer IV
linked to: Panzer IV tanks

Matilda I tank
Matilda II tank

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arras wasSiteOf Battle of Arras (1940)
Matilda II infantry tank usedInTheater Battle of Arras (1940)
subject linked to: Matilda II infantry tanks
Battle of Arras (1914) distinguishedFrom Battle of Arras (1940)
Battle of Arras (1940) alsoKnownAs Battle of Arras (21 May 1940)
linked to: Battle of Arras (1940)