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the Caroline War. John of Gaunt's chevauchée of 1373. the Lancastrian War. the 1536 Italian War of 1536–1538, Spanish invasion of France. the 1562 English expedition to France, led by England during the French Wars of Religion. the 1746 War of the Austrian Succession, Austria-Italian forces supported by the British navy attempted to invade ...
Luxembourg. The Battle of France (French: bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign (Frankreichfeldzug, campagne de France) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands ...
The Timeline of the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, covers the period during World War II from the first military actions between Germany and France and to the armistice signed by France. Over the period of six weeks, from May 10 to June 25, 1940, Nazi Germany had also conquered Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Recruitment in liberated France led to an expansion of the French armies. By the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, France had 1,250,000 troops, 10 divisions of which were fighting in Germany. An expeditionary corps was created to liberate French Indochina, then occupied by the Japanese. During the course of the war, French military losses ...
Battle of Timor (1942–43) Battle of the Java Sea (1942) Battle of Sunda Strait (1942) Battle of Java (1942) Second Battle of the Java Sea (1942) Japanese Invasion of Rabaul, January–February 1942. Japanese attacks on Australia: February–June 1942. Bombing of Darwin: February 1942. Attack on Broome: March 1942.
This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...
Axis occupation of France: German occupation of France during World War II - 1940–1944 in the northern zones, and 1942–1944 in the southern zone. The Holocaust in France. Italian occupation of France during World War II - limited to border areas 1940–1942, almost all Rhône left-bank territory 1942-1943.
France United Kingdom: W [3] [6] France and the UK: 1940-06-10 Canada: Italy: W [3] Declaration: 1940-06-11: South Africa Australia New Zealand France: Italy: W [3] South Africa. Australia. New Zealand. France. 1940-07-03 United Kingdom: Vichy France: A: Vichy France cuts off diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 8 July 1940. Attack ...