Strategic German invasion of Western Europe

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:consequences Occupation_of_France
Expansion_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:date May 10, 1940
gptkbp:established gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalImpact gptkb:Formation_of_NATO
gptkb:Nuremberg_Trials
Impact on civilian populations
Prelude to the Battle of Britain
Resistance movements in occupied countries
Cold_War_dynamics
Decolonization_movements_in_Europe
Post-war_European_borders
Legacy_of_World_War_II
Changes_in_military_strategy_for_Allies
Cultural_shifts_in_post-war_Europe
Economic_consequences_for_Europe
Formation_of_Vichy_France
Increased_German_territorial_control
Shift_in_power_in_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Strategic German invasion of Western Europe
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Luftwaffe
SS
Wehrmacht
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Erich_von_Manstein
gptkb:Adolf_Hitler
gptkb:Heinz_Guderian
gptkbp:militaryRank Blitzkrieg
Encirclement
Combined arms warfare
Rapid movement of troops
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Fall_of_France
gptkbp:policeDepartment gptkb:Dunkirk_evacuation
gptkb:Maginot_Line
Allied_counteroffensive
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Invasion_of_Poland
gptkbp:significance Led_to_the_rapid_defeat_of_Allied_forces
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Netherlands