Battle of Arras

Quand

21 mai 1940

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

50.25° N, 2.70° E

Description

1940 World War II event

War

World War II

Battle during World War II

The Battle of Arras took place on 21 May 1940, during the Battle of France in the Second World War. Following the German invasion of the Low Countries on 10 May, French and British forces advanced into Belgium. The German campaign plan Fall Gelb had evolved into a decoy operation in the Netherlands and Belgium, with the main effort through the Ardennes.

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