1940 WWII GERMAN ATTACK ON BELGIUM & FRANCE ANTWERP & MAUBEUGE CASE YELLOW 40184

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Made for the home market in Germany during WWII, this film shows the German assault on Antwerp Belgium. It opens with aerial shots of the city with an oil refinery on fire (:39). At :46 a fort is shown from the air with a moat around it. At 1:00 German troops advance towards Antwerp. At 1:16 a Belgian tank burns by the roadside. At 1:39 German artillery bombards the city from the docks while at 1:54 German troops invade in small boats, on bicycles and motorcycles. At 2:00 the Texaco oil refinery burns. At 2:13 dead Belgian troops are shown on the road to Leuven east of Brussels. At 2:30 Wehrmacht troops move past tank barriers and barricades to set up a gun. At 2:40 more dead Belgian troops are seen. At 2:56 the Belgian royal symbol is shown smashed on the ground while at 3:00 the German flag is lofted from the city hall. At 3:00 a truck with the Mercedes symbol clearly visible moves past camera as the German advance continues. Halftracks ford a river at 3:20 and a column of tanks and artillery follows. At 3:47 air attacks on Maubeuge, France near the Belgian border begin. At 3:56 a sign points the way towards Chimay, Avenues and Maubeuge as the German Army moves ahead. The city is on fire at 4:40 as Panzers roll across the border in a seemingly endless stream.


The Battle of Belgium or Belgian Campaign, often referred to within Belgium as the 18 Days' Campaign), formed part of the greater Battle of France, an offensive campaign by Germany during the Second World War. It took place over 18 days in May 1940 and ended with the German occupation of Belgium following the surrender of the Belgian Army.

On 10 May 1940, Germany invaded Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium under the operational plan Fall Gelb (Case Yellow). The Allied armies attempted to halt the German Army in Belgium, believing it to be the main German thrust. After the French had fully committed the best of the Allied armies to Belgium between 10 and 12 May, the Germans enacted the second phase of their operation, a break-through, or sickle cut, through the Ardennes, and advanced toward the English Channel. The German Army (Heer) reached the Channel after five days, encircling the Allied armies. The Germans gradually reduced the pocket of Allied forces, forcing them back to the sea. The Belgian Army surrendered on 28 May 1940, ending the battle.

The Battle of Belgium included the first tank battle of the war, the Battle of Hannut. It was the largest tank battle in history at the time but was later surpassed by the battles of the North African Campaign and the Eastern Front. The battle also included the Battle of Fort Eben-Emael, the first strategic airborne operation using paratroopers ever attempted.

The German official history stated that in the 18 days of bitter fighting, the Belgian Army were tough opponents, and spoke of the "extraordinary bravery" of its soldiers. The Belgian collapse forced the Allied withdrawal from continental Europe. The British Royal Navy subsequently evacuated Belgian ports during Operation Dynamo, allowing the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), along with many Belgian and French soldiers, to escape capture and continue military operations. France reached its own armistice with Germany in June 1940. Belgium was occupied by the Germans until the autumn of 1944, when it was liberated by the Western Allies.


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