On the German frontier, from Basel to the North sea, millions
of men, and thousands of tanks, Waiting for
Adolf
Hitler's Order to Attack. Heeresgruppe B (Army Group B).
was commanded by
Fedor
von Bock, Consisting of 29 divisions, three of them armored
was deployed from the northern tip of the Dutch frontier as
far as Aachen. And from Aachen to Trier was Heeresgruppe A
(Army Group A). that was commanded by
Rudolf
von Rundstedt, Consisting of 45 divisions, of which at
least seven were armoured and 3 motorised. Heeresgruppe C
(Army Group C). was stationed between Trier, and the Swiss
border, Heeresgruppe C (Army Group C). was commanded by
Wilhelm
Ritter von Leeb, which contained 19 divisions.
Walther
von Brauchitsch, was in overall command.
5:35 a.m. German airborne troops land on the bridges at Rotterdam,
Dordrecht and Moerdijk in Holland and more parachutists dropped
on the fortress of Eben Emael, the key to the defence of Liege
in Belgium, and the German armies of Heeresgruppe B (Army
Group B) were commanded by
Fedor
von Bock, and Heeresgruppe A (Army Group A) Commanded
by
Rudolf
von Rundstedt. Cross the frontiers of Belgium, Holland
and Luxembourg.
Allied troops crossed into Belgium, along front from North
sea to Moselle.
RAF made attacks on troop carrying aircraft near Rotterdam
and The Hague, against aerodromes occupied by German forces
in Holland, on German troops and communications, and on German
bomber squadrons.
Luxembourg government crossed into Belgium.
Many French towns and villages bombed, including Bethune,
Dunkirk, Nancy, Calais, and Lyons. RAF aerodrome was also
raided.
Mr Chamberlain resigned from premiership. Mr Churchill accepted
it and undertook to form coalition ministry.
Luftwaffe raiders appeared over southeast coast. 44 incendiary
and explosive bombs dropped in Kent. Damage slight.
British troops landed in Iceland to prevent Germany, seizing
the country.
State of siege proclaimed in Dutch East Indies.
German troopship mined in the Sound while returning from Oslo.
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May
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X
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