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Day 1,741, 00:48 • Published in USA USA • by Faruk Hujkic

part 3 is going to be battle of Belgium.

When Hitler conquered Netherland he attacked the Belgium.
Belgium was attacked on same day as battle for Netherland
but battle for Belgium took longer it took 11 days longer.
The attack was on 10.5.1940
German Forcers:
Generals:
-Gerd von Rundstedt
-Fedor von Bock

-141 divisions
-7,378 guns
-2,445 tanks
-5,446 aircraft

Belgium Forcers and their allies France,Netherland and Britian

Generals:
-Maurice Gamelin(France)
-Maxime Weygand
-Lord Gort (United Kingdom)
-Leopold III (Belgium)
-H.G. Winkelman(Netherland)

-144 divisions
-13,974 guns
-3,384 tanks
-2,249 aircraft

Belgium had more divisons guns and tanks but it still wasn't enough.
Beacuse their weapons were old.Belgians were fighting for every house every bridge...they fightet for the last man.But still they didnt had no other choice but to surrender even if Britain,France and Nethreland was on their side.So they surrenderd on 28.5.1940

German Casualties:
-10,232 soldiers killed
-42,523 wounded
-469 aircraft

Belgium and their allies:
-222,443 soldiers killed
-900 aircraft



I hope u liked it the good thing was 4
But the part 4 is going to be battle of luxembourg.After Luxembourg and France we are going to go north battle of Norway and Dendmark then souther the battle of Yugoslavia and mine best part the invasion of Russia.

Writer:Faruk Hujkic