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...recorded another push. In the rough and wooded Ardennes, German spearheads crushed the Belgian Chasseurs and drove straight at the Maginot Extension below Sedan. They made a dent, the dent was widened to a pocket. The pocket became a bulge when other columns crushed through: below Namur near Dinant, Givet, Mèziéres; above Namur at Gembloux. Flinging power behind power to the full extent of their resources. Hitler's generals watched their plans unfold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WESTERN THEATRE: Greatest Battle | 5/27/1940 | See Source »

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