Sedan, Ardennes
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Sedan is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. It is also the chef-lieu of the arrondissement of the same name.
Sedan in mid-September 2007
Sedan Castle
Stade Louis Dugauguez
Battle of Sedan (1940)
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The Battle of Sedan or Second Battle of Sedan took place in World War II during the Battle of France in 1940. It was part of the German Wehrmacht's operational plan codenamed Fall Gelb for an offensiv
Sedan, Ardennes
…French Empire and paved the way to the foundation of the German Empire, leading to the subsequent annual celebration of "Sedan Day" in Germany. The Second Battle of Sedan in 1940 achieved a decisive breakthrough by Wehrmacht forces in the Battle of France and ultimately led to the collapse of the French Third Republic…
German troops with French prisoners crossing the Meuse on 15 May 1940 near Sedan
View of the Meuse in the French Ardennes
German advance by 14 May 1940.
The RAF Fairey Battle suffered heavy losses over the bridgehead