Manstein Plan
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The Manstein Plan was a German World War II operational strategy that called for a surprise armored thrust through the Ardennes to encircle Allied forces and rapidly defeat France in 1940.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II campaign plan
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military strategy → operational plan → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sichelschnitt concept
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| approvedBy |
Adolf Hitler
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| associatedCommander |
Erich von Manstein
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| basedOnDoctrine |
Blitzkrieg
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| conflict |
World War II
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| countryOfOrigin |
Nazi Germany
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| designedForCampaign |
Battle of France
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| historicalSignificance |
decisive factor in the fall of France in 1940
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| implementedBy |
Heer
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Wehrmacht → |
| influencedBy |
Schlieffen Plan (conceptual heritage)
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| initiallyRejectedBy |
Oberkommando des Heeres
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| keyFeature |
bypassing the main Maginot Line fortifications
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concentration of armor on a narrow front → deep penetration by panzer divisions → operational encirclement of Allied armies in Belgium and northern France → surprise armored thrust through the Ardennes → use of speed and surprise → |
| languageOfName |
German
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| mainAxisOfAdvance |
Ardennes
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Sedan sector → |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
German Army
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Luftwaffe → |
| operationName |
Fall Gelb
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| opposedBy |
Franz Halder
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| opposedForces |
British Expeditionary Force
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French Army → |
| phaseOf |
Fall Gelb
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| primaryObjective |
encirclement of Allied forces
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rapid defeat of France → |
| proposedBy |
Erich von Manstein
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| reliedOn |
close air support by Luftwaffe
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rapid river crossings → underestimation of Ardennes as tank terrain by Allies → |
| replacedPlan |
Fall Gelb (original variant)
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| resultedIn |
Dunkirk pocket
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breakthrough at Sedan → collapse of French front in 1940 → encirclement of Allied forces in Belgium → |
| strategicEffect |
defeat of France in six weeks
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division of Allied armies → outflanking of Maginot Line → |
| theater |
Western Front
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| timePeriod |
June 1940
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May 1940 → |
| year |
1940
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Battle of France
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