• War II, the German Luftwaffe had the following order of battle on 9 April 1940. Commanded by Generalleutnant Hans Geisler Luftwaffe Organization German...
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    The Battle of France (French: bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign...
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    (1940 documentary film) List of German military equipment of World War II Luftwaffe Order of Battle April 1940 Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Operation...
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    forces to Britain from 26 May to 4 June 1940. After the Phoney War, the Battle of France began in earnest on 10 May 1940. To the east, the German Army Group...
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    late 1940 had been shot down five times during the Battle of Britain, but was able to crash land in Britain or bail out each time. For Luftwaffe aircrews...
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  • force composed of British, French, and Free Polish formations. The following list formed the order of battle for this campaign. On 1 March 1940, the German...
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    Fallschirmjäger. The Luftwaffe proved instrumental in the German victories across Poland and Western Europe in 1939 and 1940. During the Battle of Britain, however...
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    The Battle of Sedan or Second Battle of Sedan (12–15 May 1940) took place in World War II during the Battle of France in 1940. It was part of the German...
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    defeat in France from May–June 1940 removed the French Navy from the Allied order of battle and tilted the balance of naval and air power in Italy's favour...
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    formed part of the larger Battle of France, an offensive campaign by Germany during the Second World War. It took place over 18 days in May 1940 and ended...
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