Battle of Sedan (1940)
The Battle of Sedan or Second Battle of Sedan (12–15 May 1940) took place in the Second World War during the Battle of France in 1940. It was part of the German Wehrmacht's operational plan codenamed Fall Gelb (Case Yellow) for an offensive through the hilly and forested Ardennes, to encircle the Allied armies in Belgium and north-eastern France. German Army Group A crossed the Meuse with the intention of capturing Sedan and pushing northwards towards the Channel coast, to trap the Allied forces that were advancing east into Belgium, as part of the Allied Dyle Plan.
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Battle of Sedan (1940)
The Battle of Sedan or Second Battle of Sedan (12–15 May 1940) took place in the Second World War during the Battle of France in 1940. It was part of the German Wehrmacht's operational plan codenamed Fall Gelb (Case Yellow) for an offensive through the hilly and forested Ardennes, to encircle the Allied armies in Belgium and north-eastern France. German Army Group A crossed the Meuse with the intention of capturing Sedan and pushing northwards towards the Channel coast, to trap the Allied forces that were advancing east into Belgium, as part of the Allied Dyle Plan.
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A Batalha de Sedan, ou Segunda ...... alemão no continente europeu.
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Bitva u Sedanu představuje jed ...... a Den stíhačů (Tag der Jäger).
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Die Schlacht bei Sedan (auch „ ...... lliierten Truppen vorzustoßen.
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La batalla de Sedán o segunda ...... liado Plan de Dyle estrategia.
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La battaglia di Sedan del 1940 ...... ponde del canale della Manica.
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La percée de Sedan est une off ...... km de Sedan près de Carignan.
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Obrona Sedanu, bitwa pod Sedan ...... do ostatecznej klęski Francji.
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Slaget vid Sedan, även känt so ...... n bidrog till Frankrikes fall.
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The Battle of Sedan or Second ...... ading to the defeat of France.
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色當戰役，或稱第二次色當戰役是第二世次界大戰法國戰役中，一場 ...... 軍給圍困起來。此次戰役對於1940年法國淪陷亦有極大的相關。
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167 aircraft
artillery losses unknown
manpower losses unknown
tank losses unknown
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1940-05-15
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German victory
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1,470 aircraft
141 artillery pieces
152 bombers
174 artillery pieces
20,000 men
250 fighter aircraft
41,000 vehicles
60,000 men
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artillery losses unknown
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at least 81 rubber boats
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manpower losses unknown
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tank losses unknown
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France
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Germany
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United Kingdom
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commander
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André Corap
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Bruno Loerzer
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Charles Huntziger
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Col. Poncelet
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Ewald von Kleist
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Ferdinand Schaal
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Friedrich Kirchner
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Gerd von Rundstedt
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Heinrich Krampf
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Battle of Sedan
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the Battle of France in the Western Front of World War II
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Sedan and the surrounding area, France
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France
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World War II
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German victory
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A Batalha de Sedan, ou Segunda ...... orças expedicionárias aliadas.
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Bitva u Sedanu představuje jed ...... a Den stíhačů (Tag der Jäger).
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Die Schlacht bei Sedan (auch „ ...... lliierten Truppen vorzustoßen.
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La batalla de Sedán o segunda ...... liado Plan de Dyle estrategia.
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La battaglia di Sedan del 1940 ...... ruppo d'armate n. 1 in Belgio.
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La percée de Sedan est une off ...... km de Sedan près de Carignan.
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Obrona Sedanu, bitwa pod Sedan ...... Belgii, w ramach alianckiego .
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Slaget vid Sedan, även känt so ...... som en del av de allierades .
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The Battle of Sedan or Second ...... part of the Allied Dyle Plan.
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色當戰役，或稱第二次色當戰役是第二世次界大戰法國戰役中，一場 ...... 軍給圍困起來。此次戰役對於1940年法國淪陷亦有極大的相關。
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Batalha de Sedan (1940)
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Batalla de Sedán (1940)
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Battaglia di Sedan (1940)
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Battle of Sedan (1940)
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Bitva u Sedanu (1940)
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Obrona Sedanu
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Percée de Sedan
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Schlacht bei Sedan (1940)
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Slaget vid Sedan (1940)
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色當戰役 (1940年)
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