Modern era · 1940

Operation Paula

Unternehmen Paula (Operation Paula) is the German codename for a Luftwaffe operation to destroy the remaining units of the Armée de l'Air (AdA, French Air Force) during the Battle of France in 1940. On 10 May the German armed forces (Wehrmacht) began their invasion of Western Europe.

Operation Paula
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When
3 Jun 1940
Where
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Era
Modern

Before and after

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