German invasion of France

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/German_invasion_of_France
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Luxembourg
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkb:Lord_Gort
gptkb:Gerd_von_Rundstedt
gptkb:Maurice_Gamelin
gptkb:Heinz_Guderian
gptkbp:endDate 25 June 1940
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Occupation_of_France_by_Germany
gptkbp:location gptkb:France
gptkb:Low_Countries
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Dunkirk_evacuation
gptkb:Armistice_of_22_June_1940
gptkb:Fall_of_Paris
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Phoney_War
gptkbp:result German victory
gptkbp:significance established German control over Western Europe
led to the fall of France
gptkbp:startDate 10 May 1940
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Blitzkrieg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_Third_Republic
gptkb:Armistice_of_22_June_1940
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5