One phase of this campaign involved moving northwest in the shape of a sickle in a planformulated by General Manstein.
One phase of this campaign involved moving northwest in the shape of a sickle in a planformulated by General Manstein. Later in this campaign, the victors overwhelmed the WeygandLine. A "free zone" was one of the three subdivisions created by the Second Armistice at Compiegnethat concluded this campaign. The end of this campaign saw Operation Dynamo, where troops underLord Gort boarded the "little ships" and were (*) evacuated. This campaign took place after theso-called Phoney War and ended with the Battle of Dunkirk. It saw the victors moving through Ardennes toget around the ineffective Maginot Line. For 10 points, name this 1940 military campaign that toppled theThird Republic and led to the occupation of Paris.
One phase of this campaign involved moving northwest in the shape of a sickle in a planformulated by General Manstein.
Nazi German Invasion of France in World War II [or Battle of France or Fall of France or Fall Gelb or Case Yellow; accept any equivalents that describe Nazi Germany conquering France; accept Fall Rot and Case Red; prompt on "blitzkrieg" or "World War II"]