Bataille d'Abbeville 1940 : la victoire manquée

On May 28, 1940, Colonel de Gaulle's 4th Armored Division broke through the German front south of Abbeville. Faced with the rout of his men, General von Manstein was forced to personally intervene to try and restore order. And yet, a week later, Abbeville was still German. Why was this major tactical victory, part of the largest Allied counter-offensive of the Battle of France, not enough to change the course of events? #Battle #DeGaulle #France --- Discover "The Book" here with a 10% discount: https://mdsh.io/dmystif (Code: dmystif10) The Book: The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding a Civilization, by Hungry Minds, is a beautiful book to leave on your coffee table, filled with hand-drawn illustrations and ideas that open new horizons. If you love unique gifts, high-quality books, or simply exploring different subjects, this is the book for you. @HungryMindsArt #thebook #hungrymindsbooks #howtorebuildcivilization #hungryminds #hungrymindsthebook --- TABLE OF CONTENTS 00:00: Strategic Context 07:31: The British Offensive Against Abbeville 10:20: Colonel De Gaulle's Surprising Success 21:27: Victory Slips Through the Fingers of the 4th Armored Division 27:25: The 2nd Armored Division Takes Its Chance 30:28: Analysis and Consequences TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL (Thank you! 🙏) Tipeee: https://www.tipeee.com/d-mystif SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook:   / dmystif   TikTok:   / dmystif   Instagram:   / dmystif   REFERENCES Yves Buffetaut, The Battle of Lille 1940, Ysec Editions, 2017. Yves Buffetaut, The 2nd Armored Division in Combat - May-June 1940, Ysec, 2023. Jean-Louis Crémieux-Brilhac, The French of 1940, Gallimard, 2020. Henri de Wailly, De Gaulle Under the Helmet: Abbeville 1940, Perrin, 1990. Karl-Heinz Frieser, The Myth of Blitzkrieg: The Western Campaign of 1940, Belin Editions, 2015 (original German edition: 1995). Collective work (Jean Lopez), *The French Army: Two Centuries of Commitment*, Perring - Guerre & Histoire, 2022. Dominique Lormier, *Like Lions: The Heroic Sacrifice of the French Army (May-June 1940)*, Calmann-Lévy, 2005. Max Schiavon, *Gamelin: The Tragedy of Ambition*, Perrin, 2021. Max Schiavon, *Weygand: The Uncompromising One*, Tallandier, 2018. Collective work (Maurice Vaisse), *May-June 1940: French Defeat, German Victory, Through the Eyes of Foreign Historians*, Autrement & Centre for Defense History Studies, 2010.