Battle of Gembloux

Name: Battle of Gembloux
Start: 1940-05-14
End: 1940-05-15

14 May 1940 – 15 May 1940 · 50.60° N, 4.67° E

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When: 14 May 1940 – 15 May 1940
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 50.60° N, 4.67° E
Description: 1940 battle
War: World War II

Battle of Gembloux (1940)

Battle during World War II

The Battle of Gembloux was fought between French and German forces in May 1940 during the Second World War. On 10 May 1940, The Wehrmacht, invaded Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Belgium under the operational plan Fall Gelb. Allied armies responded with the Dyle Plan, intended to halt the Germans in Belgium, believing it to be the main German thrust.

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World War II1 Sep 1939 · World war · Deaths 75,000,000

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