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may 10, 1940 - 1940 May 10 to June 22 - Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg,

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1940 May 10 to June 22 - Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France.

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may 10, 1940
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~ 86 years ago