Operation Fall Gelb

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath Resistance movements in France
Impact on British military strategy
Occupation of France
German control over Western Europe
Prelude to Operation Sea Lion
gptkbp:casualties High Allied casualties
Lower German casualties
gptkbp:date May 10, 1940
gptkbp:ended June 25, 1940
gptkbp:historical_significance Influenced future military strategies
Changed the course of World War II
Demonstrated effectiveness of combined arms warfare
Led to the establishment of Vichy France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Fall Gelb
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Luxembourg
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:key_battles gptkb:Battle_of_Lille
gptkb:Battle_of_Dunkirk
gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_Sedan
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Army
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Blitzkrieg
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Gerd_von_Rundstedt
gptkb:Erich_von_Manstein
gptkb:Heinz_Guderian
gptkb:Wilhelm_von_Leeb
gptkb:Fritz_Bayerlein
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Weserübung
gptkbp:region gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Fall_of_France
gptkbp:strategic_goals Defeat French and Allied forces
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Fall_Rot
gptkbp:tactics_used Air superiority
Encirclement
Rapid movement
gptkbp:targets gptkb:France
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fall_of_France
gptkb:Operation_Fall_Weiss
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4