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The Battle of France — The collapse of May–June 1940
On 10 May 1940 the German offensive went around the Maginot Line through Belgium and broke through at Sedan, out of the Ardennes deemed impassable: in six weeks the army reputed the world’s first collapsed, eight million civilians on the exodus roads — and the armistice was signed on 22 June. (Editorial synthesis)
The Battle of France began on 10 May 1940. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The Battle of France ended on 22 June 1940. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The Battle of France ended in the annihilation of the French battle corps, after the offensive across the Ardennes and the breach at Sedan. (source: Ministère des Armées)
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