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To: Homer_J_Simpson

For all us Rommel fans, he’s the little arrow on the far left of the map [Bock’s far right] pointing at St. Valery. He’s also the German who broke the French front wide open for Phase II of the Battle of France.


9 posted on 06/05/2010 6:11:12 AM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: PzLdr

Phase II is certainly brushed over in most accounts of the battle. The narrative normally goes right from Dunkirk to the Wehrmacht marching into Paris as if little fighting took place in the interim.


10 posted on 06/05/2010 6:57:54 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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