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World War II: During the Battle of France, the Luftwaffe bombs Paris.
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World War II
1939–1945 global conflict
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of France
German invasion of France in 1940
The Battle of France, also known as the Western Campaign, the French Campaign and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the German invasion of the Low Countries and France. The plan for the invasion of the Low Countries and France was called Fall Gelb. Fall Rot was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Luftwaffe
Branch of the German military during World War II
The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the Luftstreitkräfte of the Imperial Army and the Marine-Fliegerabteilung of the Imperial Navy, had been disbanded in May 1920 in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Operation Paula
1940 offensive during the Battle of France
Unternehmen Paula is the German codename for a Luftwaffe operation to destroy the remaining units of the Armée de l'Air during the Battle of France in 1940. On 10 May the German armed forces began their invasion of Western Europe. By 3 June, the bulk of the British Army had…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Paris in World War II
Surrender of Paris
The city of Paris started mobilizing for war in September 1939, when Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union attacked Poland, but the war seemed far away until May 10th 1940, when the Germans attacked France and quickly defeated the French army. The French government departed Paris on…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)