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Hello, everyone, and welcome to History of the Second World War. Episode 193, The Fall of France,

Cut Off. This week, a big thank you goes out to Jeff, Mike, Ada, Nick, and Hidko for choosing

to support the podcast by becoming members. Members get access to ad-free versions of all of the

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plus special member-only episodes once a month. Head on over to History of the Second World War.com

slash members to find out more. Ten days after they had started their attack in the Arden Forest,

on May 20th, the German forces had reached the English Channel.

They would then solidify their position and then expand the territory under their control in the days that followed.

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