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Result of Surrender of Belgian Army

Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1940

Adolf Hitler28 May 1940

Brussels · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Belgian Army lays down its arms, forcing Allied forces in Belgium to withdraw.

Names involved

Adolf Hitler

Provenance

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