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French war planning 1920–1940

The Dyle plan or Plan D was the plan of the commander-in-chief of the French Army, Général d'armée Maurice Gamelin, to defeat a German attempt to invade France through Belgium. The Dyle (Dijle) river is 86 km (53 mi) long, from Houtain-le-Val through Flemish Brabant and Antwerp; Gamelin intended French, British and Belgian troops to halt a German…

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Commanded by
Alphonse Georges
Date
10 May 1940 (1940-05-10)
Executed by
French 1st Army Group · British Expeditionary Force · Belgian Army
Objective
Defence of the Netherlands, Belgium and France
Operational scope
Strategic
Outcome
Defeat

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Executed by · 3
French war planning 1920–1940 → Belgian Army, British Expeditionary Force, French 1st Army Group
Commanded by · 1
French war planning 1920–1940 → Alphonse Georges
Date · 1
French war planning 1920–1940 → 10 May 1940 (1940-05-10)
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French war planning 1920–1940 → South-west Netherlands, central Belgium, northern France .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .g…
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French war planning 1920–1940 → Defence of the Netherlands, Belgium and France
Operational scope · 1
French war planning 1920–1940 → Strategic
Outcome · 1
French war planning 1920–1940 → Defeat
Planned · 1
French war planning 1920–1940 → 1940
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French war planning 1920–1940 → Maurice Gamelin

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French war planning 1920–1940OutcomeDefeat1.00infobox
French war planning 1920–1940Planned19401.00infobox
French war planning 1920–1940Planned byMaurice Gamelin1.00infobox

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