LOW COUNTRIES LEH FRANCE RAMTE RAWNBEIH ANI

France rama sipai ding 800,000 vel chu chutih lai chuan Europe rama sipai chak ber nia ngaih a ni. Mahse French-ho chuan Indopui I aṭanga an rochun defensive mentality aiin hma an sawn lo va, German beihpui thlakna laka invenna atan an Maminot Line-ah an innghat ber a ni. Maginot Line hi Swiss ramri atanga Basel hmar lam atanga hmar lam pan Rhine lui veilam kama kal a, chuta tang chuan hmarchhak lam pan a, Montmédy atanga hla vak lo, Ardennes Forest chhim lam Belgian ramri bula awm, kulhpui inzawmkhawm, hmasawnna tha tak tak a ni. He line hi pillbox lian tak tak leh defensive installation dang thuk taka siam, lei hnuaia supply leh communication facility hmanga thuam, leh rel line hmanga inzawm, a silai rit zawng zawng chu hmar lam hawia German ramri lam hawia dah a ni. German beihna laka invenna atan line-ah nasa takin a innghat a, French-ho chuan division 41-in an enkawl emaw, an thlawp emaw an nei a, chutih laiin division 39 chauhvin a hmar lam ramri thui tak, Montmédy atanga Ardennes kal tlang leh Flanders kaltlanga English Channel thlenga awm chu an en a ni .

France leh Low Countries beih an tumnaah German sipaite chuan General Wilhelm von Leeb-a Army Group C chu French-hoin sipaite an tihdanglam loh nan Maginot Line lam hawiin an dah a, chutih rualin Bock-a Army Group B chu basin of the Liège chhim lam Maas lui hnuai lam leh Rundstedt-a Army Group A te chu Ardennes luiah an lut a. Army Group B-ah hian Küchler’s 18th Army, armored division pakhat leh airborne support neiin Netherlands bei turin an tel a, Reichenau’s 6th, armored division pahnih neiin Belgian tlangram chungah hma an sawn bawk. Heng sipai pahnih hian Dutch leh Belgian sipaite chauh ni lovin, an ruahmanna angin Allies-te’n Low Countries-a an tirh tur sipaite pawh an hmachhawn a ngai dawn a, chu chu French sipai pahnih leh British division 9 te an ni.

Mahse, Rundstedt-a Army Group A chu a chak zawk hle a, Kluge-a 4th Army, List-a 12th, leh General Ernst Busch-a 16th te ang bawkin General Maximilian von Weichs-a 2nd chu reserve-ah an awm a, chubakah Paul Ludwig von Kleist-a kaihhruai armored group lian tak leh a te zawk an awm bawk pakhat chu General Hermann Hoth-a hnuaiah a ni a, a vaiin division 44 a ni a, chung zinga pasarih chu ralthuam kengin, division 27 chu reserve-ah an awm a ni. Chutiang chuan Army Group A chu sipai 1,500,000 chuang leh tank 1,500 chuang zet a ni a, Belgium ram chhungah Allies-te kekawrte hinge chak lo takah chuan a rawn kap ang—chu chu French sipai pahnih, General Charles Huntziger-a 2nd leh General André Corap-a te chu a kap tihna a ni 9th, an vaiin infantry 12 leh horsed cavalry division pali chauh an khawlkhawm a, Sedan khawchhak leh chhim lamah French ramri-a kulh nei lo ber hmunah an ding a ni. Chutiang chuan he Allied line lairil chak lo tak lakah hian chhim lamah Germany sipai hmun thuma ṭhena hmun hnih vel leh a tank sipai hmun li a\anga hmun thum vel chu an inzawm khawm ta a ni.

Dutch Army-ah hian division 10 leh formation tenau zawka division 10 dang tlukpui an awm a, chuvangin an vaiin mi 400,000 chuang an awm a ni. German sipai beitu chu a hman tur airborne force tih loh chu division pasarih chauh a nih avangin German invasion tuar theihna chance tha tak a nei niin a lang. Mahse, Dutch-ho chuan hmalam zau tak an nei a, an hnunglam chu a sensitive hle a, a lo settled hle a, tank pawh a tlem hle a, tunlai indona lama tawnhriat pawh an nei lo. May 10 khan German-hoin Netherlands an beih tan tirh khan Moerdijk-a kawngpui te, Dordrecht-a te, Rotterdam-a kawngpui te chu parachutist-te’n an man a, The Hague chhehvela airfield-ah te an tla thla a ni. Chumi ni vek chuan Maas lui chhim lam hawi arc chhim lam, chak lo taka chelh Peel Line chu German ram sipaite chuan an rawn luhchilh ta a; tin,

May 11 khan Dutch defender-te chu chhim lam hawiin Tilburg paltlangin Breda-ah an tlu leh a, chu chuan French 7th Army, General Henri Giraud-a kaihhruai, a hmahruaitu sipaite chu Belgium ram paltlangin Tilburg thlenga mel 140 zeta thui chu chutiang bawkin Breda-ah an tlu leh ta a ni. Chutiang chuan German tank-te chuan Moerdijk panna kawng thianghlim tak an nei ta a, May 12 chawhnu lamah chuan Rotterdam khawpui pawn lamah an awm ta a ni. Hetihlai hian Maas hmar lam, Dutch defense tam zawk awmna hmunah chuan German-ho chuan May 12 khan Geld Valley line chu an titawp a, chutah chuan Dutch-ho chuan an bei let thei lo va, “Fortress of Holland” Line-ah an hnungtawlh a, an humhim ta a ni Utrecht leh Amsterdam-ah te a awm a. Queen Wilhelmina leh a sorkar chuan May 13 khan England ram an chhuahsan a; tin, a tuk zingah chuan Dutch commander in chief, General Henri Gerard Winkelman chuan German sipaite hnenah a inpe ta a, anni chuan Rotterdam leh Utrecht te chu indona hmatawng ber hmun atan an bomb dawn tih an vau a, chu chu dodalna a awm chhunzawm zel chuan a ni. Dik tak chuan Rotterdam chu, an inpek hnuah, German-ho signal communication-a tihsual vangin thlawhna 30-in an bomb a ni.

May 13 khan Kleist-a sipaite chuan Meuse lui chu vawi thum an pel thei ta a ni. Sedan-ah chuan German dive bomber-te chuan khawthlang lam tuipui kama French defender-te chu an rawn bei a. Hemi hnuhnung zawk hian nerve tichhe thei khawpa harsatna chu a tuar thei lo va, German sipaite chuan rubber lawng leh raft-ah te chuan lui chu an tlan pel thei ta a ni. Air bombardment nasa tak chu crossing-a thutlukna siamtu a ni. Vanlawng sangkhat chuan Kleist-a sipaite chu an thlawp a, French thlawhna tlemte chauhvin huaisen tak, mahse beiseina nei lo takin leia an sipaite pui turin an rawn inrawlh thung. A tuk zingah tank te chu an rawn hruai lut hnu chuan Guderian chuan Sedan bridgehead chu a tizau a, French counterattack te chu a hneh ta a ni. May 15 khan French defense chu a tichhia a, open country-ah a lut a, chhim lam hawiin English Channel lam a pan ta a ni. May 16 khan a sipaite chuan chhim lam mel 50 vel zet an rawn bei a. A chunga hotute chuan brake dah an tum a, chutiang hmasawnna chak tak chu hlauhawm tak niin an hria a, mahse German drive chakna chuan French-ho chu a ti lungngai zawk hle a, Reinhardt-a corps-te’n pressure an zawm avangin an tlakchhiatna chu a darh ta hle a ni. German tank tam zawkin Givet leh Namur inkar Meuse lui an pelh chuan French hmatawng inkar chu mel 60 zeta zau a ni.

Sambre leh Aisne lui inkar kawngpui khar takah chhim lam pan chuan Guderian-a tank-te chuan May 17 khan Oise lui an paltlang a, ni hnih hnuah Amiens an thleng leh a ni. Chutiang chuan May 15-a French 9th Army hotu ber Corap-a thlaktu Giraud-a chuan Oise-a German-ho enfiah tura a ruahmanna beidawng tak chu a lungawi lo hle a; tin, Kleist-a erawh chuan Aisne chu tank-in a lining chho zel a, kea kal sipaite chu anmahni chhanchhuah tumin an rawn chhoh thlengin, hmarchhak lam atanga counteroffensive hlauhawm lakah hmalam panna chhim thlang lam flank chu a venghim a ni. Dik tak chuan, May 15-a German-hoin Rethel leh Laon inkar Aisne lui an zawh thu an sawi khan Gamelin-a chuan Reynaud-a hnenah chuan chu sector-ah chuan reserve a nei lo tih leh ni hnih chhungin Paris chu a tla mai thei tih a hrilh a. Chutah Reynaud-a chuan Tours-a sorkar sawn tura a thutlukna siam nghal chu sawn hla mah se, Syria aṭangin General Maxime Weygand-a chu Gamelin-a hmuna commander in chief hna thawk turin a ko a mahse Weygand hi May 19 thleng khan a thleng lo.

Guderian-a tank te chu May 20 khan Abbeville-ah an awm a, May 22 khan hmar lam hawiin Calais leh Dunkirk te chu a vau a, Reinhardt-a erawh chuan Arras-a British hnunglam chhim lamah a inher a, chutiang bawka thil tum, British Expeditionary Force ( BEF) chu chhuahtir theih a ni.

May 13 khan Kleist-a sipaite chuan Meuse lui chu vawi thum an pel thei ta a ni. Sedan-ah chuan German dive bomber-te chuan khawthlang lam tuipui kama French defender-te chu an rawn bei a. Hemi hnuhnung zawk hian nerve tichhe thei khawpa harsatna chu a tuar thei lo va, German sipaite chuan rubber lawng leh raft-ah te chuan lui chu an tlan pel thei ta a ni. Air bombardment nasa tak chu crossing-a thutlukna siamtu a ni. Vanlawng sangkhat chuan Kleist-a sipaite chu an thlawp a, French thlawhna tlemte chauhvin huaisen tak, mahse beiseina nei lo takin leia an sipaite pui turin an rawn inrawlh thung. A tuk zingah tank te chu an rawn hruai lut hnu chuan Guderian chuan Sedan bridgehead chu a tizau a, French counterattack te chu a hneh ta a ni. May 15 khan French defense chu a tichhia a, open country-ah a lut a, chhim lam hawiin English Channel lam a pan ta a ni. May 16 khan a sipaite chuan chhim lam mel 50 vel zet an rawn bei a. A chunga hotute chuan brake dah an tum a, chutiang hmasawnna chak tak chu hlauhawm tak niin an hria a, mahse German drive chakna chuan French-ho chu a ti lungngai zawk hle a, Reinhardt-a corps-te’n pressure an zawm avangin an tlakchhiatna chu a darh ta hle a ni. German tank tam zawkin Givet leh Namur inkar Meuse lui an pelh chuan French hmatawng inkar chu mel 60 zeta zau a ni.

Sambre leh Aisne lui inkar kawngpui khar takah chhim lam pan chuan Guderian-a tank-te chuan May 17 khan Oise lui an paltlang a, ni hnih hnuah Amiens an thleng leh a ni. Chutiang chuan May 15-a French 9th Army hotu ber Corap-a thlaktu Giraud-a chuan Oise-a German-ho enfiah tura a ruahmanna beidawng tak chu a lungawi lo hle a; tin, Kleist-a erawh chuan Aisne chu tank-in a lining chho zel a, kea kal sipaite chu anmahni chhanchhuah tumin an rawn chhoh thlengin, hmarchhak lam atanga counteroffensive hlauhawm lakah hmalam panna chhim thlang lam flank chu a venghim a ni. Dik tak chuan, May 15-a German-hoin Rethel leh Laon inkar Aisne lui an zawh thu an sawi khan Gamelin-a chuan Reynaud-a hnenah chuan chu sector-ah chuan reserve a nei lo tih leh ni hnih chhungin Paris chu a tla mai thei tih a hrilh a. Chutah Reynaud-a chuan Tours-a sorkar sawn tura a thutlukna siam nghal chu sawn hla mah se, Syria aṭangin General Maxime Weygand-a chu Gamelin-a hmuna commander in chief hna thawk turin a ko a mahse Weygand hi May 19 thleng khan a thleng lo.

Guderian-a tank te chu May 20 khan Abbeville-ah an awm a, May 22 khan hmar lam hawiin Calais leh Dunkirk te chu a vau a, Reinhardt-a erawh chuan Arras-a British hnunglam chhim lamah a inher a, chutiang bawka thil tum, British Expeditionary Force ( BEF) chu chhuahtir theih a ni.