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The Battle of Boulogne in 1940 was the defence of the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer by French, British and Belgian troops in the Battle of France during the Second World War. The battle was fought at the same time as the Siege of Calais, just before Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from Dunkirk. After the Franco-British counter-attack at the Battle of Arras on 21 May, German units were held ready to resist a resumption of the attack on 22 May. General der Panzertruppe (Lieutenant-General) Heinz Guderian, the commander of XIX Corps, protested that he wanted to rush north up the Channel coast to capture Boulogne, Calais and Dunkirk. An attack by part of XIX Corps was not ordered until 12:40 p.m. on 22 May, by which time the Allied troops at Boulogne had be

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  • Battle of Boulogne (en)
  • Schlacht um Boulogne (de)
  • Siège de Boulogne-sur-Mer (1940) (fr)
  • Slag om Boulogne (nl)
  • Obrona Boulogne (1940) (pl)
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  • Die Schlacht um Boulogne (auch: Belagerung von Boulogne-sur-Mer) fand vom 22. bis 25. Mai 1940 während des Westfeldzugs der deutschen Wehrmacht im Zweiten Weltkrieg statt. Sie fand zeitgleich mit der Belagerung von Calais statt und ging der Operation Dynamo, der Evakuierung des britischen Expeditionskorps aus Dünkirchen, voraus. (de)
  • Le siège de Boulogne-sur-Mer, opposant Franco-Britanniques aux Allemands avec victoire de ces derniers, est livré pour le contrôle de la commune et du port de Boulogne-sur-Mer du 22 au 25 mai 1940 pendant la campagne de France au début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il se déroule en même temps que le siège de Calais, précédant l'opération Dynamo, l'évacuation du Corps expéditionnaire britannique à Dunkerque. (fr)
  • De Slag om Boulogne was een slag van de haven en stad van Boulogne-sur-Mer tijdens de Duitse Blitzkrieg die het noorden van Frankrijk veroverde in 1940. Het was dezelfde periode als die van de en werd direct voorafgegaan door Operatie Dynamo, de evacuatie van het Britse expeditieleger vanuit Duinkerke. (nl)
  • The Battle of Boulogne in 1940 was the defence of the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer by French, British and Belgian troops in the Battle of France during the Second World War. The battle was fought at the same time as the Siege of Calais, just before Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from Dunkirk. After the Franco-British counter-attack at the Battle of Arras on 21 May, German units were held ready to resist a resumption of the attack on 22 May. General der Panzertruppe (Lieutenant-General) Heinz Guderian, the commander of XIX Corps, protested that he wanted to rush north up the Channel coast to capture Boulogne, Calais and Dunkirk. An attack by part of XIX Corps was not ordered until 12:40 p.m. on 22 May, by which time the Allied troops at Boulogne had be (en)
  • Obrona Boulogne lub pierwsza bitwa o Boulogne – starcie zbrojne stoczone w portowym mieście Boulogne-sur-Mer przez wojska francuskie, brytyjskie i belgijskie przeciwko atakującym oddziałom niemieckim w czasie kampanii francuskiej podczas II wojny światowej. Bitwa toczyła się w tym samym czasie, co obrona Calais, tuż przed operacją Dynamo, ewakuacją Brytyjskich Sił Ekspedycyjnych (BEF) z Dunkierki. (pl)
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