Adolf Hitler5 June 1940
Operation Fall Rot (Case Red) is began and German forces outflank the Maginot Line and push deeper into France
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Operation Fall Rot (Case Red) is began and German forces outflank the Maginot Line and push deeper into France
German forces occupy Paris unopposed
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