An extremely early conflict in WWII in June 1940 occurred in…
An extremely early conflict in WWII in June 1940 occurred in Belgium, near the French border; it was known as . In this conflict, Hitler’s hopes for reconciliation with Britain were revealed as he did not allow German armor to advance to the coast. By delaying the Panzers’ advance, Hitler allowed the Allies to save key French and British generals. In the evacuation at this conflict, the British were able to save 340,000 French and British Expeditionary Force soldiers and ferry them across the English Channel to Great Britain.