History and chronology of Battle of River Meuse in Germany

General

World War, 2nd

Biographies

Guderian, Heinz
Hartlieb, Hans von
Kesselring, Albrecht
Reinhardt, Geor-Hans
Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen
Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf von
Schmidt, Arthur

Places

Anthee
Avasnes
Cambrai
Flanders
Le Cateau
Revin
River Meuse
Sedan

Battle of River Meuse History of Germany


1940	Guderian, Heinz
12th May River Meuse From Dinant to Sedan the Germans are within reach of the River Meuse
12th May Sedan Reaches Sedan
13th May River Meuse Guderian crosses the River Meuse
17th May River Meuse Ordered by Rundstedt to launch a "reconnaissance in force", undermines Hitler
1940	Hartlieb, Hans von
13th May River Meuse Cross es the River Meuse
1940	Kesselring, Albrecht
15th May Flanders Suports the German 6th Army in Flanders
1940	Reinhardt, Geor-Hans
14th May Revin Reaches Revin in Belgium
1940	Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen
13th May River Meuse Cross es the River Meuse
14th May Flanders Begins the "German pocket" which will cut the Allied forces in two
14th May Cambrai Strikes out towards the Channel ports via Peronne & Cambrai
16th May Avasnes Advances as far as Avesnes
17th May Le Cateau Advances as far as Le Cateau
1940	Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf von
11th May River Meuse Cross es the Borders of Belgium & Luxembourg towards France
13th May Sedan Present at the German attack on Sedan
1940	Schmidt, Arthur
14th May Anthee Reaches Anthee in Belgium