At 4 a.m., the Germans launched a new offensive along the
Somme and Aisne with massed infantry, tanks and aircraft.
Battle became intense in regions of Amiens, Péronne
and the Ailette Canal.
During the night of
4-5
June 1940, Allied air forces carried out extensive raids into
Germany, causing great damage in the Rhur and elsewhere. Oil
storage tanks set ablaze at Frankfurt, and Mannheim.
German raiders again attacked Le Havre.
Six German aircraft brought down by French fighters in Rouen
region.
R49
R-boat
Launched 5 June 1940
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June
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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