Invasion of France - A/H

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German Invasion of France and Capture of Paris: May, 1940
Adolph Hitler had planned to invade other countries in Europe, and wanted to do it right after winning in Poland. However it did not work out that way. The Invasion of those other countries had to wait.  Then it happened fast. The Germans went into The Netherlands (Holland) and Belgium in May of 1940.

The arrows show the paths followed by the Germans

The reason they did it this way was so they could get to France by going around the French forts instead of through them. Again they used their Blitzkrieg plan.  
France's capital of Paris was captured by the Germans on 14 June, 1940. On 22 June, an agreement to surrender was signed between France and Germany.  
This is how the German celebrated:




This is how the French people felt when the Germans arrived


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