Battle of Abbeville
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 miles (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. Only a few British survivors managed to retreat to the south bank of the Somme and at 2:00 a.m. on 21 May, the III Battalion, Rifle Regiment 2 reached the coast, west of Noyelles-sur-Mer.
Battle of Abbeville
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 miles (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. Only a few British survivors managed to retreat to the south bank of the Somme and at 2:00 a.m. on 21 May, the III Battalion, Rifle Regiment 2 reached the coast, west of Noyelles-sur-Mer.
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Die Schlacht bei Abbeville fan ...... aus Abbeville herauszukommen.
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La bataille d'Abbeville est un ...... e route d'évasion à Abbeville.
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The Battle of Abbeville took p ...... ht about the defeat of France.
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Abbeville, a commune in the Somme department, Picardie region, northern France
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Die Schlacht bei Abbeville fan ...... aus Abbeville herauszukommen.
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La bataille d'Abbeville est un ...... e route d'évasion à Abbeville.
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The Battle of Abbeville took p ...... ast, west of Noyelles-sur-Mer.
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Bataille d'Abbeville
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Battle of Abbeville
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Schlacht bei Abbeville
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Battle of Abbeville
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