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1939
September
07
The Saar Offensive begins
On 7 September 1939 French troops crossed the Reich border in the Saar. It was France's only offensive of 1939, cautious and limited from the outset.
12
Gamelin halts the Saar Offensive
On 12 September 1939 Gamelin halted the Saar advance, and the French and British prime ministers at Abbeville accepted that Poland could not really be helped.
October
04
The French withdraw from the Saar
In early October 1939 the main French forces left the strip of the Saar taken in September and returned to the Maginot Line. Only outposts stayed behind.
November
09
The Dyle Plan
On 9 November 1939 at Vincennes Gamelin won approval for the Dyle Plan. If Belgium were attacked, the Allies would advance as far as the Antwerp–Namur line.
1940
May
16
Churchill in Paris
On 16 May 1940 Churchill flew to Paris. Gamelin admitted he had no reserve, archives burned at the Foreign Ministry and London agreed to send more fighters.
18
Weygand replaces Gamelin
On 18 May 1940 Reynaud reshuffled his government and made Pétain deputy prime minister; on 19 May he dismissed Gamelin. The 73-year-old Weygand took command.