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Name: Fall Rot

Type: Event

Start: 1940 AD

End: 1940 AD

Parent: German Invasion of France

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Was the operation to complete the conquest of France by the German Army during the Battle of France.

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  • June 1940: German advance in France.
  • June 1940: Frontline of the Battle of Belgium in that date.
  • June 1940: On 14 June, Paris fell to the German forces. The Parisians unable to flee the city found that in most cases the Germans were extremely well mannered.
  • June 1940: German conquest of Rennes.
  • June 1940: German conquest of Nantes.
  • June 1940: German conquest of Brest.
  • June 1940: German advances in France by June, 25th 1940.
  • June 1940: The German 7th Panzer Division headed west over the Seine river through Normandy and captured the port of Cherbourg on 18 June.
  • June 1940: The remnants of French Army 2 Group are encircled by German forces.

  • Selected Sources


  • Campaign In The West, Situation 4 June 1940. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope13.jpg
  • WESTERN EUROPE, 1940 - CAMPAIGN IN THE WEST, 1940 - The Pursuit, 13-25 June. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://www.westpoint.edu/sites/default/files/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe/WWIIEurope15.pdf
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