NAZIS INVADE HOLLAND, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG BY LAND AND AIR; DIKES OPENED; ALLIES RUSH AID (5/10/40)

Microfiche-New York Times archives, McHenry Library, U.C. Santa Cruz | 5/10/40 | George Axelsson, Raymond Daniell

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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[wagglebee]

Did nobody see this coming?

Were they all busy worrying about Norway?

Troops are also massing to push into France instead of just holding it.

Yep, within a few days the Nazis will occupy Paris and it will be done almost without a fight.

Everyone knows that the time for Neville “Peace in our time” Chamberlain is over, so when is it going to be over?

Chamberlain knew a couple days before that it was over. He resigned seventy years ago today.

[headsonpikes]

This was an epochal day, indeed. I highly recommend this book. I was surprised to find it online at my first google:

http://www.questia.com/library/book/sixty-days-that-shook-the-west-the-fall-of-france-1940-by-jacques-benoist-mechin-cyril-falls-peter-wiles.jsp

[GeronL]

Yes, I keep forgetting the paper is yesterdays’ news. heh.

It is good to see that Churchill was the gentleman in the meeting as always. According to his account anyways. heh.

[wagglebee]

Chamberlain was actually very remorseful after the war started and realized he had been duped. Churchill wanted to keep him in the cabinet because he still had a lot of influence; however, he was diagnosed with cancer and died by the end of 1940.

[GeronL]

Yes. He said something about vigorously prosecuting the war as he did for the peace.

[henkster]

Did nobody see this coming? Yes and no. The French thought there was going to be a German invasion, but not where it actually was. As posted earlier, here is their intelligence map for April 27. As you can see, they were not really sure where the Germans had their troops, but suspected an attack north of the Ardennes. The French had their "Dyle Plan" all ready to meet it. In a few days, I'll post more British and French intelligence maps. You will be able to see how realization dawned on them just how badly they'd blown the campaign.

[CougarGA7]

I expect history to be kind to me for I intend to write it. - Winston Churchill

[GeronL]

and he did write it

[GeronL]

I am going to go read the political reports from the previous 2 issues.

[CougarGA7]

I own his A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. He did a right fair job really. :)

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

The war in Europe up to this point was a cakewalk compared to the oceans of blood in future days. In a few weeks the Allies will be removed from the continent.

[rdl6989]

Wow, I didn’t realize these events happened this quickly.

[PAR35]

Thanks for the link. It was worth the time.

[CougarGA7]

No problem. I liked how they had it all in one video and trimmed the commercials out of it.