French historian Marc Bloch witnessed the swift invasion of France by the Wehrmacht. He noted the Germans’ “embarrassing skill in appearing where they ought not to have appeared.” In 1939, the German ...

German troops use Blitzkrieg tactics and unleash a ... D-Day invasion was launched by the Allies against Nazi Germany on 6 June 1944. WW2: What would you have done when the bombs fell?

Employing blitzkrieg (literally ... Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins. Germany captures Paris, and France surrenders to the Nazis. Exacting revenge for his nation's ...

September: Employing blitzkrieg (literally ... Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins. May: As Germany marches into Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, Winston ...

Everyone expected Germany to invade France from the east, but within six weeks Hitler's blitzkrieg ('lightning war') tactics had carried his forces through Holland and Belgium, and the invasion ...