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Siege of Lille

The siege of Lille or Lille pocket (28–31 May 1940) took place during the Battle of France in the Second World War. The siege of the French IV Corps and V Corps (about 40,000 men) of the First Army (General René Prioux) was conducted by four German infantry divisions supported by three panzer divisions.

Siege of Lille
Siege of Lille · History Dept of United States Military Academy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
28 May 1940 – 31 May 1940
Where
Lille
Era
Modern

Topics

France359 BCE – today

Before and after

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