Saar Offensive

Wann

7. Sept. 1939 – 16. Sept. 1939

Art

Militäroperation

Koordinaten

49.17° N, 7.25° E

Description

French ground operation into Saarland from 7 to 16 September 1939

French military operation during World War II

The Saar Offensive was the French invasion of Saarland, Germany, in the first stages of World War II, from September 7 to October 16, 1939, in response to the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. The original plans called for 40 divisions, one armored division, three mechanised divisions, 78 artillery regiments and 40 tank battalions to assist Poland, which was then under invasion, by attacking Germany's ne…

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