Wartime Evaluation of German 1940 COMBAT Operations

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German Codes
Germany used uncounted codenames in the second world war. Perhaps the most famous of these names are "Fall Weiß" (Case White), the campaign against Poland and "Seelöwe" (Sealion), the planned invasion of England.

Fall Weiß (Case White)
The campaign against Poland.

Fall Gelb (Case Yellow)
The western campaign of 1940. Included the attack on Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium. Originally planned as a frontal attack in coordination with Fall Braun, it was later modified into a armored attack through the Ardennes using a scheme developed by General von Manstein.

Fall Braun (Case Brown)
Plan to attack with Army Group C on the western front in June 1940 (see Fall Grün) to relieve Army Group A and B, if necessary.
Heeresgruppe C (von Leeb) was the army to execute this plan. Actually, in 1940 the Heeresgruppe C was far too weak to do anything but hold their position (some 19 divisions, most of them second class, for the whole southern front, including the Swiss border, against 37 French divisions and the Maginot line - some of their best among them). When Army Group C finally attacked for real, they were unexpectedly successful since the French no longer expected offensive action from them.

Weserübung
The occupation of Denmark and Norway, 9.4. - 10.6.1940.

Seelöwe (Sealion)
Planned operation for a 1940 naval invasion of England. Main landing area was the coast from Beachy Head to Dover, with side operations at Brighton and Exeter.pay`