Invasion of France (1940)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Invasion_of_France_(1940)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:casualties Over 160,000 German casualties
Over 360,000 Allied casualties
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:King_Leopold_III
gptkb:Maurice_Gamelin
gptkbp:endDate 25 June 1940
gptkbp:followedBy Occupation of France by Nazi Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Invasion of France (1940)
gptkbp:location gptkb:France
gptkb:Low_Countries
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Dunkirk_evacuation
Surrender of France
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Fall_Gelb
gptkb:Fall_Rot
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Phoney_War
gptkbp:result German victory
gptkbp:significance Established Vichy France
Led to the fall of France
Major early Axis victory in WWII
gptkbp:startDate 10 May 1940
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Italian_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5