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| 1940 | Kesselring, Albrecht |  |
| 10th May Dunkirk The 6 Fliegerkorps of Luftflotte 2 & 3 begin the war in the west
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| 25th May Dunkirk Goering holds back the Army outside Dunkirk, Kesselring objects to this strategy
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| 1940 | Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen | |
| 14th April Flanders Leads right hand column of the 7th, "Ghost Division"
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| 10th May Maspelt 1st day, takes the high ground at Maspelt before moving on to the Espeler-Dorner line
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| 11th May Ourthe River The 7th Division crosses the Ourthe River
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| 13th May River Maas The 7th Rifle Regiment crosses the Maas between Houx & Dinant
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| 19th May Berlimont Captures the Sambre Bridge at Berlimont & joins the 7th & 5th Panzers
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| 22nd May Basee Canal Rommel reaches La Basee Canal but Hitler halts the Panzers' advance on Dunkirk
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| 28th May Lille The 7th cuts the main Lille-Armentieres Road
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| 28th May Flanders The battle for Flanders is successfully concluded
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| 10th June Weygand Line The operation is redirected at the Weygand line protecting the heart of France
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| 13th June Cherbourg Captures Cherbourg, the last major operation carried out by the 7th in France in 1940
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