When Germany declared war on Czechoslovakia in 1938, she found herself not only at war with the small country, but with England and France as well. The situation was complicated even more when the Soviet Union declared war on Germany due to their treaty obligations with Czechoslovakia. Meaning that Germany would face a two front war, the Wehrmacht quickly shipped everything it had up to their North Western border for a winter offensive through the Low Countries in order to by pass the French Maginot.
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rdfs:label
| - Battle of France (The War That Came Early)
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rdfs:comment
| - When Germany declared war on Czechoslovakia in 1938, she found herself not only at war with the small country, but with England and France as well. The situation was complicated even more when the Soviet Union declared war on Germany due to their treaty obligations with Czechoslovakia. Meaning that Germany would face a two front war, the Wehrmacht quickly shipped everything it had up to their North Western border for a winter offensive through the Low Countries in order to by pass the French Maginot.
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Partof
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Date
| - December 1938 - April 1939
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Commander
| - 15(xsd:integer)
- 22(xsd:integer)
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Timeline
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Result
| - Germany conquers the Low Countries and Northern France, but fails in its overall strategic goal of defeating France in a Blitzkrieg campaign
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combatant
| - 15(xsd:integer)
- 22(xsd:integer)
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Place
| - Low Countries and Northern France
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Conflict
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abstract
| - When Germany declared war on Czechoslovakia in 1938, she found herself not only at war with the small country, but with England and France as well. The situation was complicated even more when the Soviet Union declared war on Germany due to their treaty obligations with Czechoslovakia. Meaning that Germany would face a two front war, the Wehrmacht quickly shipped everything it had up to their North Western border for a winter offensive through the Low Countries in order to by pass the French Maginot.
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