Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel10 May 1940
The assault on the Maginot Line begins
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The assault on the Maginot Line begins
Operation, Fall Rot (Case Red), German forces outflank the Maginot Line
The Maginot Line is penetrated at Saarbrucken
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