Post by Stokesy44 » Tue May 16, am. Post by privatepete » Wed May 17, am. Post by privatepete » Thu May 18, am. Post by Stokesy44 » Thu May 18, am. Post by privatepete » Fri May 19, pm. Post by privatepete » Sat May 20, pm. Post by privatepete » Sun May 21, am. Post by Stokesy44 » Sun May 21, pm. Post by privatepete » Sun May 21, pm. Post by privatepete » Mon May 22, am.
Post by privatepete » Tue May 23, am. Post by privatepete » Wed May 24, am. Post by privatepete » Thu May 25, am. Post by privatepete » Fri May 26, am. Post by privatepete » Sat May 27, am. Post by Stokesy44 » Sat May 27, am. Post by privatepete » Sun May 28, am. Skip to content. Quick links. Its all beginning to take shape, its possible to envisage the panzer thrust from Sedan as I read along. Feels like the road to Dunkirk has already started.
Moving story about the RAF daylight raids on the bridgehead, odd crews shot down out of a force of I remember reading a fictionalised version of the raids on Sedan in Derek Robinson's brilliant if a bit controversial novel, Piece of Cake. Fascinating info too about the Admiralty's early request for data on the small ships and boats in expectation of a possible sea evac.
Whoever gave that order should have got the DSO! Its been tried and tested, it works! So don't blame the system if you're no good. They take prisoners but make little ground against improvised German defenses and then withdraw. German tankers are shocked by the French lack of aggression. German forces break through the French defense lines along a mile front, from Maubeuge to Carignon, near Sedan.
German panzers reach the Serre River in France, then stop. He interprets this liberally and advances several km. Guderian's forces, exploiting the loophole in their orders allowing reconnaissance in force, reach the Oise River south of Guise.
