The Invasion that Shook the World: France 1940

Britain and France declared war on Germany in September 1939 in response to the invasion of Poland. The period between September 1939 and April 1940 is often called the ‘Phoney War’ because, although war raged at sea, very little happened in Western Europe during this time. This changed in April 1940 with British and German actions in Norway. The following month, Germany launched its offensive against the Low Countries and France. It took just six weeks for them to overwhelm the Allied defense. Why?

Presenter: Dr. Edward Gordon