Adolf Hitler10 May 1940
Uses the Manstein Plan to enter the Ardennes, cross the Meuse & reach the Channel
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Uses the Manstein Plan to enter the Ardennes, cross the Meuse & reach the Channel
Adopts the Manstein Plan under which Army Group A crosses the Meuse
Leading panzer divisions reach the Channel near Abbeville
The Panzer Divisions halt on Hitler's orders enabling British troops to escape to Dunkirk
Hitler approves of the Manstein Plan to invade France
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