Meuse crossings

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Meuse crossings refers to the German assault river crossings over the Meuse River in May 1940 that were pivotal in breaking Allied lines during the Battle of France in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation ⓘ
river crossing operation ⓘ
belligerent Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
campaign 1940 German campaign in the West ⓘ
conductedBy German Army ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
consequence Dunkirk evacuation ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dunkirk

encirclement of Allied forces in Belgium and northern France ⓘ
rapid German advance to the English Channel ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
countryAttacked Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
date May 1940 ⓘ
defensiveForces French artillery units ⓘ
French infantry divisions ⓘ
defensiveWeakness incomplete fortifications along the Meuse ⓘ
insufficient French air support ⓘ
followedBy German drive to the Channel coast ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
historicalSignificance demonstrated effectiveness of German blitzkrieg methods ⓘ
pivotal in the German defeat of France in 1940 ⓘ
location Dinant ⓘ
Meuse River ⓘ
linked to: Meuse

Monthermé ⓘ
Sedan ⓘ
militaryTheater Battle of the Meuse ⓘ
notableCommander Erwin Rommel ⓘ
Heinz Guderian ⓘ
notableFeature use of Stuka dive bombers against French defenses ⓘ
notableUnit Panzer divisions ⓘ
XIX Army Corps (motorized) ⓘ
operationType offensive ⓘ
opponentCommander Charles Huntziger ⓘ
French 2nd Army command ⓘ
linked to: French Second Army
partOf Battle of France ⓘ
phaseOf Fall Gelb ⓘ
precededBy German breakthrough in the Ardennes ⓘ
result collapse of Allied Meuse defensive line ⓘ
decisive German victory ⓘ
riverCrossed Meuse ⓘ
strategicObjective break Allied front on the Meuse River ⓘ
enable armoured breakthrough into France ⓘ
tacticUsed assault crossings with inflatable boats and pontoon bridges ⓘ
combined arms operations ⓘ
concentrated air support by Luftwaffe ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Meuse → alsoKnownAs → Meuse crossings ⓘ
Pont Chaussée → partOf → Verdun riverfront crossings ⓘ
linked to: Meuse crossings
Defense of the Meuse River crossings (1940) → alsoKnownAs → Meuse River crossings (1940) ⓘ
linked to: Meuse crossings