Battle of Sedan

The Battle of Sedan or Second Battle of Sedan took place in World War II during the Battle of France in 1940. It was part of the German Wehrmacht's operational plan codenamed Fall Gelb for an offensive through the hilly and forested Ardennes to encircle the Allied armies in Belgium and north-eastern France.

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Which happened first?

• Battle of Sedan and East African Campaign happened in the same year
• Battle of Sedan and Operation Weserübung happened in the same year
• Battle of Sedan and World War II in the Balkans happened in the same year
• Battle of Sedan and Altmark Incident happened in the same year
• Battle of Sedan and North African campaign happened in the same year

Timeline

1. Altmark IncidentFebruary 16, 1940
2. Battle of Sedan (this page)May 13, 1940
3. East African CampaignJune 10, 1940 – November 27, 1941
4. North African campaignJune 10, 1940 – May 16, 1943
5. Operation WeserübungApril 9, 1940 – June 10, 1940
6. World War II in the BalkansOctober 28, 1940 – June 1, 1941

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