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 'Belgium 1940' by Guest Historian Chris Oakley
Guest Historian Guest Historian Chris Oakley says, in this thread, we anticipate an allied preemptive strike during 1940. If you're interested in viewing samples of my other work why not visit the Changing the Times web site.
June 1

On this day in 1940, German resistance at Maaseik collapsed.

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May 29

On this day in 1940, Wehrmacht panzer commander Erwin Rommel, a veteran of the previous autumn's Polish campaign, was killed when RAF fighters strafed his command car while he was leading a relief force to break besieged German troops out of a cul-de-sace near the town of Maaseik.

- Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel

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May 27

On this day in 1940, the German front near Tillburg collapsed under constant pressure from Allied infantry and armored units.

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May 24

On this day in 1940, Belgium's King Leopold III made a radio broadcast rejecting German demands for his nation's surrender and calling on his fellow Belgians to "fight until our last bullet has been fired and our last bomb dropped". Just hours after this speech, Allied tanks assaulted the German left flank near Tillburg.

- King Leopold III
King Leopold III

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May 22

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On this day in 1940, Hitler ordered Luftwaffe paratroopers to assault the British pocket near Tillburg.

Unmasked - Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler

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May 20

On this day in 1940, the German army launched a counterattack against the Royal Marines beachhead near Tillburg.

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May 18

On this day in 1940, a contingent of British Royal Marines landed on the Dutch coast to relieve the besieged British army pocket at Tillburg.                                                  

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May 16

On this day in 1940, the German army in Holland trapped two British divisions near Tilburg.

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May 14

On this day in 1940, British, French, and Belgian troops entered Holland to stop the Nazi invasion of that country.                                                                                                    

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Unmasked - Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler

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May 13

On this day in 1940, RAF bombers attacked Berlin in retaliation for the previous day's German air raid on Brussels.

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May 12

On this day in 1940, the Luftwaffe mounted its first air raid on the Belgian capital, Brussels.

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May 10

On this day in 1940, Belgium declared war on Nazi Germany as the Wehrmacht invaded Holland.

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Readers Comment Eric Oppen commented on 2009-10-19 07:41:12 ~
I don't think they would have waited passively. I think they would have been gearing up for the mother of all fights-to-the-death.




May 9

On this day in 1940, just 24 hours before the German army was scheduled to begin a major new offensive in the West, British and French troops moved into Belgium over the protests of the Belgian government.

The Belgians quickly changed their tune about the Anglo-French presence, however, when they learned that their country was among those targeted by the upcoming German offensive..

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Unmasked - Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler

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