French commandersGerman commanders French commanders
Fall Gelb plan The French Plan D
German forces Allied forces Orders of battle
The Luftwaffe strikes: 10–12 May ‘Three days to the Meuse’: 10–12 May Assault across the Meuse: Rommel at Dinant: 10–14 May 1940 ‘On the fourth day, across the Meuse’: 13–14 May The Panzer breakthrough: 15–17 May The French riposte: 17–19 May A change in the air: 15–24 May The British response: 19–24 May Haltbefehl rescinded: 26–31 May
