Defense of the Meuse River crossings (1940)
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Defense of the Meuse River crossings (1940) was a key World War II battle during the German invasion of France, in which German forces forced crossings over the Meuse River to break through Allied defenses and enable the rapid advance that led to the fall of France.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Defense of the Meuse River crossings (1940) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Meuse River crossings (1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Third Republic
NERFINISHED
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Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| campaign | 1940 Western Campaign ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to the fall of France
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enabled rapid German advance ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ Germany ⓘ |
| date | May 1940 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1940-05-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | German advance to the English Channel ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| involvedForceType |
air forces
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armored divisions ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
| involvedOperation | Fall Gelb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
France
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Meuse River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryContext | Blitzkrieg operations in Western Europe ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
German use of concentrated air power to support river crossings
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failure of Allied defenses to hold the Meuse line ⓘ |
| objective |
German forces to force crossings over the Meuse River
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break through Allied defenses ⓘ |
| opponent | Allied forces on the Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of France
NERFINISHED
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German invasion of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | German breakthrough in the Ardennes ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Dinant (1940)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Monthermé (1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sedan (1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| river | Meuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-05-12 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key point in German breakthrough in the Battle of France ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | collapse of Allied front on the Meuse ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
air-ground coordination
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river crossing operations ⓘ |
| theater | European theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | combined arms warfare ⓘ |
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