Adolf Hitler10 May 1940
Army Group B launches it's feint offensive during into The Netherlands and Belgium
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Army Group B launches it's feint offensive during into The Netherlands and Belgium
An invasion is launched to "safeguard neutrality". Ambassadors of The Netherlands & Belgium are summoned & told troops will invade
The assault on the Maginot Line begins. Rommel crosses the border 30 miles south of Aachen
Rommel arrives at the River Meuse near Dinant
The 7th Div is the 1st German unit to cross the River Meuse
Commands 28 Divisions from the North Sea to Aix-la-Chapelle
Rommels Div earns the name "the Ghost Division" because of its sudden appearences
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