De Slag om Leuven (1940) – een vergeten slag tijdens de Duitse inval van België tijdens WO2

The German invasion of Belgium during World War II began on May 10, 1940. On that day, Germany attacked Belgium. Fort Eben-Emael was captured by the Germans, who had landed on its roof in gliders. The Belgian Army of 1940 stood little chance despite British and French support. The main German attack took place through the Ardennes. During this attack, the Ardennes Hunters (Chasseurs Ardennais) fought bravely against the advancing Germans. In this video, you will learn more about Belgium during World War II: the German invasion of Belgium (1940), also known as the Battle of Belgium or the Eighteen Days' Campaign. Specifically, it concerns the Battle of Leuven (1940) – a forgotten battle during the German invasion of Belgium during WWII. SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ►   / historyhustler   SUPPORT ME ON PAYPAL ► https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Histo... SUBSCRIBE ►    / @historyhustle   INSTAGRAM ►   / historyhustle   FACEBOOK ►   / historyhustler   TWITTER ►   / hustlehistory   SOURCES – Retreat and Rearguard. Dunkirk 1940. The Evacuation of the BEF to the Channel Ports (Jerry Murland) [e-book]. – Belgium in the Second World War. Part 10. May 1940, from Albert Canal to the Lys (Frank Decat & Luc De Vos). – https://www.royal-irish.com/events/ba... (22-12-2021). – https://18daagseveldtocht.be/infanter... (22-12-2021). – https://www.abdijvanvlierbeek.be/de-1... (22-12-2021). –    • The Battle of Leuven - 1940   (22-12-2021). IMAGES Images from commons.wikimedia.org. VIDEO Video material from: Ufa Tonwoche 508 – 30/05/1940 https://archive.org/details/ufa-tonwo... The Belgian Army Watches 1938/39 (Belgian Army / L'Armée Belge)    • Video   "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." MUSIC "Clenched Teeth" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... "Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... SOUNDS Freesound.org.