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That's the Explorers Podcast. Hello everyone and welcome to history of the Second World War, episode

195, the fall of France, the collapsing bag.

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Last episode covered the discussions that would occur among the German leaders about how they

should continue their attacks against the trapped British, French, and Belgium troops

in France and Belgium.

Within the pocket itself, there were many discussions about what should be done to try and

make a really bad situation for those British, French, and Belgian

troops, at least slightly less bad. One possible option was a large counterattack

launched by a combined British and French force with the goal of breaking through the German

troops to their south. This had been proposed by the French general Vagin on May 22nd,

and had received at least token support from the British General Gort.

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