Germany’s armored blitzkrieg stunned the world in 1940—but behind the headlines, a brutal reality loomed. As the Wehrmacht ...

100 days in 1940, World War II: Winston Churchill, blitzkrieg and the "Finest Hour". On the May 10th 1940, Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — and Germany launched its ...

In May 1940, French forces at the Gembloux Gap met a major German armored assault with stubborn anti-tank fire, determined infantry, and repeated counterattacks. The battle exposed the limits of ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The great irony, of course, is that Plan 1919 did see the light of day. Except that it was the Germans who implemented it. Other nations, such as the French in 1940, ...