British Infantry vs German Infantry (1940)

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In the spring of 1940, the British and German Army confronted each other on a full scale in the Battle of France.
By rapidly defeating its more numerous enemies in only 46 days, the German infantry proved to be better prepared and organized than their British, French, Dutch and Belgian counterparts.

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Credit:
Created by Daniel Turner
Script: Dejan Milivojevic
Narrator:

Chris Kane
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Sources:
Buchner, Alex, The German Infantry Handbook, 1991
Forty, George, British Army Handbook 1939-1945, 1998
Westwood, David, German infantryman (1) 1933-1940, 2002
German Infantry in Action, 1973
Brayley, Martin, The British Army 1939-1945 (1) North-West Europe, 2001
Chappell Mike, British Infantry Equipments (2) 1908-2000, 2000
Bishop, Chris, Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, 1998

British Infantry vs German Infantry (1940)