Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel14 April 1940
Leads right hand column of the 7th, "Ghost Division"
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Leads right hand column of the 7th, "Ghost Division"
The 6 Fliegerkorps of Luftflotte 2 & 3 begin the war in the west
1st day, takes the high ground at Maspelt before moving on to the Espeler-Dorner line
The 7th Division crosses the Ourthe River
The 7th Rifle Regiment crosses the Maas between Houx & Dinant
Captures the Sambre Bridge at Berlimont & joins the 7th & 5th Panzers
Rommel reaches La Basee Canal but Hitler halts the Panzers advance on Dunkirk
Goering holds back the Army outside Dunkirk, Kesselring objects to this strategy
The 7th cuts the main Lille-Armentieres Road
The Battle for Flanders is successfully concluded
The operation is redirected at the Weygand line protecting the heart of France
Captures Cherbourg, the last major operation carried out by the 7th in France in 1940
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