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It was a meeting engagement, meaning both units were advancing and essentially ran into one another. The 1st Panzer Division would make the primary effort. This made it easier for the Germans to clear the obstacles since they were not covered by fire.
With luck, this would cause Britain to negotiate, leaving Germany in control of mainland Europe.
The German plan was the brainchild of General Erich von Manstein. He was unhappy with the existing plan, which he feared would not achieve the fast, decisive victory Germany needed. By mid-day German engineers were building a bridge over the river as French artillery shells landed around them.
General Huntziger allowed them to fall back to the Semois River alongside the 2 DLC but ordered them to hold the river line no matter the cost. Overhead, French warplanes dropped bombs in an attempt to delay the enemy. The map also shows cities and towns in the vicinity, the River Meuse, roads and railway.
Place Names: France, Seda
ISO Topic Categories: intelligenceMilitary, inlandWaters, location, transportation
Keywords: The Battle of Sedan, physical, historical, franco-german war, transportation, kBattle, physical features, railroads, roads, other military, intelligenceMilitary, inlandWaters, location, transportation, Unknown, September 1, 1870
Source: Lucius Hudson Holt, Ph.D., The History of Europe from 1862 to 1914 (New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1918) 150
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman
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France This Way comment: Now a 'town of art and history' it is the castle and surrounding streets where your visit to Sedan will focus
Sedan is situated in the Ardennes department and Grand-Est region.
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An American senator called it the “Phony War.” This low tempo was just what the Nazis needed; they were unprepared to fight a two-front war, and their western defenses were manned by underequipped second-rate troops. General Grandsard and his staff were still assuming it would take the enemy perhaps a week before they would be ready for a crossing attempt.
The German artillery was still trying to get into position through May 13, struggling with all the other supporting troops trying to get into their assigned places.
Today, however, the crossing was quick as the Meuse is only a few hundred feet wide.
It took only minutes for Balck and his men to scramble ashore while the boats returned for the second wave. This would hopefully draw the Allies’ main armies north into Belgium. By 9 am, the attack was over, the French retreating in disorder.
To the south, the Maginot Line would stop any attacks from Germany itself.
Though the Germans have since become known for their tanks, during the Battle of France they actually had fewer tanks than the Allies. French enlisted men in Sedan were often billeted in stables next to the horses. Behind the Germans a series of columns were strung out through the Ardennes Forest, desperately trying to get forward and join the attack.
The French were still reacting too slowly, however. While many Germans lacked enthusiasm for the war and the rationing it brought, they had faith in their military’s capabilities, bolstered by the recent campaigns in Poland and Norway.
The French 2nd Army was the force responsible for defending Sedan. Their military was in many ways designed for short, sharp campaigns.
The French military suffered from problems in morale and was more capable of refighting World War I than embracing new concepts.
Nothing remained between the panzers and the French coast.
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