Invasion of France

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Invasion_of_France
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:casualties France: ~90,000 killed
Germany: ~27,000 killed
United Kingdom: ~68,000 killed, wounded, or missing
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkb:Lord_Gort
gptkb:Gerd_von_Rundstedt
gptkb:Maurice_Gamelin
gptkbp:consequence gptkb:Fall_of_France
gptkb:Occupation_of_France
Establishment of Vichy France
gptkbp:date 1940
gptkbp:endDate 25 June 1940
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Invasion of France
gptkbp:location gptkb:France
gptkb:Low_Countries
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:Case_Red
gptkb:Case_Yellow
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Dunkirk_evacuation
gptkb:Surrender_of_Paris
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Phoney_War
gptkbp:result German victory
gptkbp:significance Led to German occupation of France
Major Axis victory in Western Europe
gptkbp:startDate 10 May 1940
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hans_von_Salmuth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6