Battle of Gembloux (1940)
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The Battle of Gembloux (1940) was a major World War II clash in Belgium where French and German forces fought fiercely during the German invasion of the Low Countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Gembloux (1940) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Hannut
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Gembloux Gap
|
| belligerent |
French Third Republic
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| combatType |
armoured warfare
ⓘ
combined arms battle ⓘ |
| commander |
Erich Hoepner
ⓘ
Hermann Hoth ⓘ René Prioux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| date |
1940-05-14
ⓘ
1940-05-15 ⓘ |
| defensiveLine | Dyle Line ⓘ |
| endDate | 1940-05-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Hannut
ⓘ
Battle of the Meuse ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Dyle
|
| forceInvolved |
French 15th Motorized Infantry Division
ⓘ
French 1st Moroccan Division ⓘ French Cavalry Corps ⓘ German 3rd Panzer Division ⓘ 4th Panzer Division ⓘ
surface form:
German 4th Panzer Division
German XVI Motorized Corps ⓘ |
| front | French–Belgian front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940 in Belgium ⓘ |
| location |
Belgium
ⓘ
Gembloux ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
French anti-tank defense halted German panzers temporarily
ⓘ
large-scale tank engagements ⓘ |
| operation |
Fall Gelb (original variant)
ⓘ
surface form:
Fall Gelb
|
| outcome | French forces eventually withdrew despite local success ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Belgium
Invasion of the Low Countries ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of the Low Countries
|
| precededBy |
Invasion of the Low Countries
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Belgium (1940)
|
| relatedEvent |
Battle of France
ⓘ
Battle of Hannut ⓘ |
| relatedPlace | Gembloux Gap ⓘ |
| result |
strategic German success in overall campaign
ⓘ
tactical French defensive success ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-05-14 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Allied attempt to hold the Dyle Plan line ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | delay German advance through central Belgium ⓘ |
| theatre |
Western Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front (World War II)
|
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