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THE FALL OF FRANCE 1940 1ST EDITION PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Andrew Shennan | 9781315293684 | | | | | The Fall of France 1940 1st edition PDF Book The British garrison there surrendered on 25 May, although 4, men were evacuated by Royal Navy ships. One assault lasted for eight hours on the extreme north of the line, costing the Germans 46 dead and wounded, while just two French were killed one at Ferme-Chappy and one at Fermont fortress. Weygand had only 64 French divisions and the 51st Highland Infantry Division available. GQG considered that the Second and Ninth armies had the easiest task of the army group, dug in on the west bank of the Meuse on ground that was easily defended and behind the Ardennes, a considerable obstacle, the traversing of which would give plenty of warning of a German attack in the centre of the French front. France mobilised about one-third of the male population between the ages of 20 and 45, bringing the strength of its armed forces to 5,, Germany : 27, dead [e] , wounded 18, missing [6] [7] [8] 1, aircrew killed [9] 1, aircraft lost [6] [10] — [11] tanks lost [f] , total casualties Italy : 6,—6, [g]. In two days, the bomber force had been reduced from to Find out more on Wikipedia's Sister projects. It flew 1, bombing and 1, fighter sorties. Italy entered the war on 10 June Huntziger considered this at least a defensive success and limited his efforts to protecting the flank. The French Army consisted of three army groups. Air War Over France, — Readers also enjoyed. If the German invasion of France had failed, it is arguable that the war might have ended right there. That same day, the 2nd Panzer Division had assaulted Boulogne. The bulk of French armour was scattered along the front in tiny formations. It was given low priority for manpower, anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons and air support, consisting of five divisions, two were over-age reservist " Serie B " divisions and the 3rd North African Division. The 1st Moroccan Infantry Division repulsed the attack and another 42 tanks of the 4th Panzer Division were knocked out, 26 being written off; this second French defensive success was nullified by events further south at Sedan. Easy to follow, full of interesting facts, put the whole war in France into a perspective I never considered before. Indeed, as France's own behavior during the Sudetenland crisis and invasion of Poland, it wasn't France's allies that were the problem, but rather France herself. More Ss aren't the answer, or maybe they could have been, if they had been properly organized. Dear, Ian; Foot, M. The German Army was far from motorised; ten per cent of their army was motorised in and could muster only , vehicles, compared with the , of the French Army. French political division: the French right was slow in recognising that Hitler was a greater danger than the left. Julian T. Clarendon Press, Oxford ed. Nevertheless, its armour protected it from fatal damage. In Maier et al. A particular point in the book I found compelling was how a relative few number of men, fairly well-organized, were able to hold the Germans up at Sedan. Main article: Fall Rot. Near Mint. The 50, men involved capitulated on 31 May. The French sought to assure the British that they would act to prevent the Luftwaffe using bases in the Netherlands and the Meuse valley and to encourage the Belgian and Dutch governments. Instead it was the German panzers that did the overwhelming. Axis armies. That same day in the east, following the Battle of the Grebbeberg , in which a Dutch counter-attack to contain a German breach failed, the Dutch retreated from the Grebbe line to the New Water Line. The last only capitulated on 10 July, after a request from Georges and only then under protest. All of the British Expeditionary Force was motorised. Manstein: Hitler's Most Controversial General. Prisoners of war and deportee totals were around 1,, As a result, I was left reading this book both times without any clearer understanding of this subject than when I started it. The Fall of France 1940 1st edition Writer British troops on their way to Brest , June This move committed their best forces, diminishing their fighting power by the partial disorganisation it caused and their mobility by depleting their fuel stocks. Using eyewitness accounts, memoirs, and diaries to bring the story to life, Jackson not only recreates the intense atmosphere of the six weeks in May and June leading up to the establishment of the Vichy regime, but he also unravels the historical evidence to produce a fresh answer to the perennial question--was the fall of France inevitable. Maier, K. Weygand asserted it would not take long for the French Army to disintegrate. The French Army would defend on the right and advance into Belgium on the left, to fight forward of the French frontier. I must admit that I struggled with the first pages finding it very dense and dry but, recognizing that it was necessary ground to cover, I slogged through it. French war games in and had shown that the Germans could penetrate the Ardennes and Corap called it "idiocy" to think that the enemy could not get through. We are beaten; we have lost the battle. United Kingdom. Leopold did not expect the BEF to endanger itself to keep contact with the Belgian Army but warned that if it persisted with the southern offensive, the Belgian army would collapse. He was educated at the University of Cambridge where he obtained his doctorate in , having been supervised by Professor Christopher Andrew. In early September , France began the limited Saar Offensive. Its attacks were focused on the direct and indirect support of the German Army. Jul 31, Renee rated it did not like it. June Halder's plan has been compared to the Schlieffen Plan , the name given to the German strategy of in the First World War. This threatened to cut off German troops in western and central France, and most began to retire toward Germany. It's something of a cliche' to argue that French commanders were preparing to re-fight the First World War, but that is not exactly correct. After two reads, I can say that this is a mediocre effort. French plans were deficient. Closer examination reveals the army had to wait 45—75 minutes for Ju 87 units and ten minutes for Henschel Hs s. However, each fortress was overcome one by one. French political division: the French right was slow in recognising that Hitler was a greater danger than the left. The 1st DCr had been wiped out when it had run out of fuel and the 3rd DCr had failed to take its opportunity to destroy the German bridgeheads at Sedan. Prioux thought that a counter-offensive could still have worked up to 19 May but by then, roads were crowded with Belgian refugees when they were needed for redeployment and the French transport units, which performed well in the advance into Belgium, failed for lack of plans to move them back. Fennell, Jonathan Wireless proved essential to German success in the battle. Ironside then asked Gort under whose command he was acting. The French raised divisions, of which including 11 in reserve were for the defence of the north. Hinsley, F. The Germans had not attacked their position, and would not do so until 12 hours later, at on 14 May. Providence, RI: Berghahn. The Fall of France 1940 1st edition Reviews Easy to follow, full of interesting facts, put the whole war in France into a perspective I never considered before. Had mobile forces been available to reinforce them rather than in Belgium , Jackson gives you the sense that the German advance would have ended there. The cardboard backing of miniature packs is not graded. Jackson is a leading authority on 20th Century France and - in less than pages - manages to gives the reader a fascinating insight into the machinations of French politicians and military leaders, desperately trying to form alliances throughout Europe while trying to avoid a A fine attempt by historian Julian Jackson to explain the failure of France's politicians and military in the years leading up to and during Nazi Germany's invasion and the subsequent collapse of the French army in The Allies had been convinced Belgian resistance would have given them several weeks to prepare a defensive line at the Gembloux Gap. There are eight semi-rigid mapboards, the same type as those found in Eastern Front , created by Guy Riessen, who crafted the widely praised maps for Elsenborn Ridge. Palgrave Macmillan. To that end, Jackson does summarize well the fates of the 55DI and 71DI at Sedan, the corrosive effect of ennui during the Phoney War, and the pervasively poor leadership down to even the platoon and squad level in many units. Only two local offensives, by the British and French in the north at Arras on 21 May and by the French from Cambrai in the south on 22 May, took place. German tanks had radio receivers that allowed them to be directed by platoon command tanks, which had voice communication with other units. Meanwhile, Jackson attempts to put forth a fairly descriptive outline of events, without really coming to terms with the key question of why France failed. The southern attack at Cambrai also failed, because V Corps had been too disorganised after the fighting in Belgium to make a serious effort.

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