Battle of Sedan (1940)
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The Battle of Sedan (1940) was a decisive World War II engagement in which German forces broke through French defenses on the Meuse River, leading to the rapid collapse of France.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Sedan (1940) canonical | 6 |
| Battle of the Meuse (1940) | 1 |
| German breakthrough at Sedan | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | German breakthrough at Sedan (1940) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
André Corap
ⓘ
Charles Huntziger ⓘ Ewald von Kleist ⓘ Gerd von Rundstedt ⓘ Heinz Guderian ⓘ Maurice Gamelin ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Battle of Sedan (1870) ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
Facilitation of the Dunkirk evacuation
ⓘ
Fall of Paris ⓘ Armistice of 22 June 1940 ⓘ
surface form:
French armistice of June 1940
Isolation of Allied forces in Belgium ⓘ Rapid German advance to the Channel coast ⓘ Strategic collapse of French forces in 1940 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | May 1940 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1940-05-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Dynamo
ⓘ
surface form:
Encirclement at Dunkirk
German advance to the English Channel ⓘ |
| front | Meuse front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940 in military history ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
French Ninth Army
ⓘ
French Second Army ⓘ Army Group A ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group A
German XIX Army Corps (mot.) ⓘ |
| location |
Ardennes Forest
ⓘ
surface form:
Ardennes
Meuse ⓘ
surface form:
Meuse River
Sedan ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Heinz Guderian ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Collapse of French defensive line on the Meuse
ⓘ
German crossing of the Meuse at Sedan ⓘ Luftwaffe bombing of French positions ⓘ |
| notableTactic | Concentrated armored thrust through the Ardennes ⓘ |
| objective |
Breakthrough of French defenses on the Meuse River
ⓘ
Outflanking of the Maginot Line ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Expeditionary Force
ⓘ
French Third Republic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of France
ⓘ
Battle of France ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of France
|
| precededBy |
Battle of France
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of the Low Countries
|
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-05-12 ⓘ |
| strategy | Blitzkrieg ⓘ |
| theater |
Western Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front (World War II)
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Meuse (1940)
this entity surface form:
German breakthrough at Sedan