Case Yellow

E38765

World War II campaign military operation

Case Yellow was the codename for Nazi Germany’s 1940 military campaign that rapidly conquered France and the Low Countries during World War II.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign → military operation →
alsoKnownAs	Fall Gelb →
approvedBy	Adolf Hitler →
belligerent	Belgium → France → Luxembourg → Nazi Germany → Netherlands → United Kingdom →
commandedBy	Fedor von Bock → Gerd von Rundstedt →
conflict	World War II →
consequence	German occupation of northern France → establishment of Vichy France → fall of France →
country	Nazi Germany →
endTime	1940-06-25 →
followedBy	Case Red →
hasPart	Battle of the Meuse → German breakthrough at Sedan → advance to the English Channel → encirclement at Dunkirk → invasion of Belgium → invasion of Luxembourg → invasion of the Netherlands →
location	Belgium → France → Luxembourg → Netherlands →
notableEvent	Battle of Belgium → Battle of Dunkirk → Battle of Fort Eben-Emael → Battle of Gembloux (1940) → Battle of Hannut → Battle of Sedan (1940) → Battle of the Netherlands →
objective	defeat France → occupy the Low Countries →
opponent	Allied Powers →
partOf	Western Front of World War II →
plannedBy	Erich von Manstein →
result	German victory →
startTime	1940-05-10 →
theatreOfWar	Western Europe →
timePeriod	May–June 1940 →
usedTactic	Blitzkrieg → armoured spearheads → close air support by Luftwaffe →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Case White →	followedBy