La bataille de Stonne, le plus important affrontement de 1940
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The Battle of Stonne, which pitted the French army against the Wehrmacht between May 15 and 17, 1940, was one of the most important and bloodiest battles of the Western Campaign. For three days, the infantry and armored units of both sides clashed for control of the village of Stonne. While an apparent defensive success for the French, it was an operational victory for the Germans.
Director: Pasquale Pagano
00:00 Stone: the village that would become the "Verdun of 1940"
04:06 The German plan that traps the French army
07:38 Outnumbered, the German tanks are overwhelmed
15:53 767 tanks cross the Meuse in force
27:11 The Panzers enter Stone… and fall into a trap
32:36 Why didn't the French exploit their B1 Bis tanks? 38:39 15 B1 Bis tanks launched to attack Stone
39:12 Only one tank destroyed out of 13 German Panzer tanks
40:19 Stone reverts to French control after fierce fighting
41:34 Grossdeutschland decimated: 50% of its losses in France
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Le meilleur char en 1940 était le KV-1 soviétique. Même le blindage frontal du Matilda II était supérieur à celui du B1-bis.
La bataille de Stonne, le plus important affrontement de 1940
imineo Documentaires
84,657 views
The Battle of Stonne, which pitted the French army against the Wehrmacht between May 15 and 17, 1940, was one of the most important and bloodiest battles of the Western Campaign. For three days, the infantry and armored units of both sides clashed for control of the village of Stonne. While an apparent defensive success for the French, it was an operational victory for the Germans.
Director: Pasquale Pagano
00:00 Stone: the village that would become the "Verdun of 1940"
04:06 The German plan that traps the French army
07:38 Outnumbered, the German tanks are overwhelmed
15:53 767 tanks cross the Meuse in force
27:11 The Panzers enter Stone… and fall into a trap
32:36 Why didn't the French exploit their B1 Bis tanks? 38:39 15 B1 Bis tanks launched to attack Stone
39:12 Only one tank destroyed out of 13 German Panzer tanks
40:19 Stone reverts to French control after fierce fighting
41:34 Grossdeutschland decimated: 50% of its losses in France