Battle of Gembloux
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The Battle of Gembloux was a World War II engagement in May 1940 between French and German forces in Belgium, notable for intense armored and infantry clashes during the German invasion of the West.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Gembloux canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the Gembloux Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving France
ⓘ
Battles involving Germany ⓘ Battles of World War II involving Belgium ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| date | May 1940 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1940-05-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of the Dyle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Lys (1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
French forces
ⓘ
German forces ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
1940 in Belgium
ⓘ
1940 in military history ⓘ |
| involves |
air support
ⓘ
armored warfare ⓘ mechanized units ⓘ |
| location | Walloon Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | Battle of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
French defensive stand
ⓘ
intense armored clashes ⓘ intense infantry fighting ⓘ |
| operation | Fall Gelb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
French First Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German 4th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German 6th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Dyle Plan deployment NERFINISHED ⓘ German invasion of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Gembloux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | German invasion of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
strategic German success in overall campaign
ⓘ
tactical French defensive success ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-05-14 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | delay German advance through central Belgium ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWeaponType |
aircraft
ⓘ
artillery ⓘ small arms ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
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