1940: The Battle of France (Documentary)

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Join this channel to get access to the next episode: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join The whole playlist on the Nazis can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuGxEWIhEho-xuMhe7MRXGKG Part 1 in our series on WW2 can be found here: https://youtu.be/hFu58xsdO4Q When Hitler’s eye fell on Norway and Denmark, how did he and the Nazis enact their terrible plan of conquest? How did the Allies respond to this western campaign? And, how did the French fare against the furious German attack…? Join Dominic and Tom as they discuss the next bombastic phase of the Nazis at war. Hive. Know your power. Visit https://hivehome.com to find out more. Whether you’re hosting or guesting this Christmas, you need the UK’s best mobile network and broadband technology, only from EE. Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels: https://www.instagram.com/theresthistory/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theresthistory https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory 00:00 Intro 00:20 Hive 01:49 Churchill’s first broadcast as prime minister 03:45 Churchill, Hitler and the road to the 1940 western offensive 05:27 The Winter War: Finland vs Stalin and the Molotov cocktail 08:16 Why Scandinavia matters: Swedish iron ore and Narvik 10:06 Allied and German plans to seize Norway and Sweden’s iron ore 12:20 Quisling: Norway’s traitor-in-chief 14:20 French politics: Daladier falls, Reynaud takes over and plans to land in Norway 15:57 Churchill’s Narvik scheme and Chamberlain’s “Hitler has missed the bus” 17:23 German invasion of Norway 22:34 German invasion and rapid capitulation of Denmark 25:07 British and French incompetence in Norway: Max Hastings’ verdict 28:26 The rise of Churchill 30:33 Hitler’s armoured train “Amerika” and move to the Western Front (Felsennest) 32:48 EE 35:16 Hitler’s aims in the West: beating France to force Britain to negotiate 37:03 Myths and realities of the Nazi war machine in 1940 40:14 Manstein and Guderian’s Ardennes plan and the “sickle cut” 44:34 Fall Gelb explained: Army Group A, Army Group B and the trap for the Allies 47:32 10 May 1940: the invasion begins! 54:02 Crossing the Meuse: game over for France? 56:11 The biggest refugee crisis in Western European history 57:12 “We have been defeated”: Churchill’s visit to Paris 58:38 Weygand replaces Gamelin as French commander 1:01:02 The curious case of the omelette 1:02:16 The sickle cut completed Video Editor: Jack Meek Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude Producer: Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith Executive Producer: Dom Johnson