WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE D DAY INVASION
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Italy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Paris, the French capital, fell to the Germans on June 14, 1940. As part of the armistice agreement France signed with Germany on June 22, Germany occupied northern France and all of France’s Atlantic coastline down to the border with Spain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Between 9 May and 22 June 1940, a remarkable German assault on north-west Europe, known as the Battle of France, resulted in the capture and subjugation of not only France but three other countries – Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Detailed explanation-3: -With British and French troops rushing into Belgium to meet the German attack, German forces invaded France through the dense forests of the Ardennes. This move bypassed the Maginot Line and outflanked the Allies fighting in Belgium.
Detailed explanation-4: -The following analysis concludes that the French lost in 1940 mainly because of three reasons: intelligence failure, operational and tactical inferiority, and poor strategic leadership.