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Could the German breakthrough of May 1940 be stopped? ????????Discover World of Warship for free and get your Starter Pack here: https://wo.ws/4aHA4AE Did the Allies have the capacity to push back the German army once the first Panzerdivisions managed to cross the Meuse on May 14, 1940? Answer in this documentary based on various works by historians, the list of which you will find below. The following video concerning the Battle of Lille: • The incredible resistance of the French ... TABLE OF CONTENTS 00:00 - 06:45: A chaotic political context 06:46 - 10:32: What strategy and what organization? 10:33 - 13:15: The counterattacks of Stonne and Montcornet 13:16 - 16:18: Implosion of the 9th Army 16:19 - 20:25: The Battle of Flavion 20:26 - 23:10: Alea Jacta Est 23:10 - 26:28: Could the Germans be stopped? 26:29: A new hope? TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL (Thanks! ????) Tipeee: https://www.tipeee.com/d-mystif SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: / dmystif Twitter: / d_mystif TikTok: / dmystif Instagram: / dmystif BACKGROUND MUSIC - Fair use / Right to quote Excerpts from the Hearts of Iron 4 soundtrack. Copyright © Paradox Interactive. Excerpts from the Jagged Alliance 3 soundtrack by George Strezov. Copyright © THQ Nordic. Excerpts from the Battlefield 1 soundtrack by Johan Söderqvist and Patrik Andrén © Electronic Arts. REFERENCES Yves BUFFETAUT, The Battle of Lille 1940, Ysec éditions, 2017. Yves BUFFETAUT, The 2nd Armored Division in Combat - May-June 1940, Ysec, 2023. Karl-Heinz FRIESER, The Myth of Blitzkrieg, The Western Campaign of 1940, Belin éditions, 2015 (original German edition: 1995). Collective work (Jean LOPEZ), The French army, two centuries of commitment, Perring editions - War & History, 2022. Dominique LORMIER, Like lions, the heroic sacrifice of the French army (May - June 1940), Calman-Lévy editions, 2005. Max SCHIAVON, Gamelin - The tragedy of ambition, Perrin editions, 2021. Max SCHIAVON, Weygand - The intransigeant, Tallandier editions, 2018. Collective work (Maurice VAISSE), May - June 1940: French defeat, German victory, under the eye of foreign historians, Autrement Editions & Center for Defense History Studies, 2010. #History #France #1940