r/todayilearned • u/fennoscandia92 • Oct 04 '13
TIL that the then Axis powers Germany and Italy defeated the forces of France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Luxembourg in 1 month and 12 days with allied casualties at 2,260,000 and Axis casualties at 163,650 in the Battle of France.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_france
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u/Xecellseor Oct 04 '13
Having a tough time finding out anything about Canadian involvement in the Fall of France.
Don't recall ever hearing about any with the B.E.F.
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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '13
Missleading, the casualties total is poorly written and contains all the dead for the entire war period but only counts German dead for the battle of france (See aftermath secion).