Battle of Gembloux (1940)

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The Battle of Gembloux (1940) was a major World War II clash in Belgium where French and German forces fought fiercely during the German invasion of the Low Countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Gembloux Gap ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Hannut
belligerent French Third Republic ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
combatType armoured warfare ⓘ
combined arms battle ⓘ
commander Erich Hoepner ⓘ
Hermann Hoth ⓘ
René Prioux NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictIn World War II ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
date 1940-05-14 ⓘ
1940-05-15 ⓘ
defensiveLine Dyle Line ⓘ
endDate 1940-05-15 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Hannut ⓘ
Battle of the Dyle ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Meuse
forceInvolved French 15th Motorized Infantry Division ⓘ
French 1st Moroccan Division ⓘ
French Cavalry Corps ⓘ
German 3rd Panzer Division ⓘ
German 4th Panzer Division ⓘ
linked to: 4th Panzer Division

German XVI Motorized Corps ⓘ
front French–Belgian front ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1940 in Belgium ⓘ
location Belgium ⓘ
Gembloux ⓘ
notableFeature French anti-tank defense halted German panzers temporarily ⓘ
large-scale tank engagements ⓘ
operation Fall Gelb ⓘ
outcome French forces eventually withdrew despite local success ⓘ
partOf Battle of Belgium ⓘ
linked to: Battle of France

German invasion of the Low Countries ⓘ
precededBy German invasion of Belgium (1940) ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of France ⓘ
Battle of Hannut ⓘ
relatedPlace Gembloux Gap ⓘ
result strategic German success in overall campaign ⓘ
tactical French defensive success ⓘ
startDate 1940-05-14 ⓘ
strategicContext Allied attempt to hold the Dyle Plan line ⓘ
strategicObjective delay German advance through central Belgium ⓘ
theatre Western Front (World War II) ⓘ
linked to: Western Front

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Case Yellow → notableEvent → Battle of Gembloux (1940) ⓘ
Gembloux Gap → notableEvent → Battle of Gembloux (1940) ⓘ
Gembloux → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Gembloux (1937) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gembloux (1940)
Gembloux → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of the Gembloux Gap (1940) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gembloux (1940)