What the records say
- When
- 4 Jun 1940
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.11° N, 1.84° E
- Description
- 1940 battle of World War II
- War
- World War II
Battle of Abbeville
May–June 1940 engagement during the Battle of France in World War II
The Battle of Abbeville took place from 27 May to 4 June 1940, near Abbeville during the Battle of France in the Second World War. On 20 May, the 2nd Panzer Division advanced 56 mi (90 km) to Abbeville on the English Channel, overran the 25th Infantry Brigade of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and captured the town at 8:30 p.m.
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