Battle of Abbeville
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The Battle of Abbeville took place from 27 May to 4 June 1940, near Abbeville during the Battle of France in the Second World War. On 20 May, the 2nd Panzer Division advanced 56 mi (90 km) to Abbeville on the English Channel, overran the 25th Infantry Brigade of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and captured the town at 8:30 p.m. Only a few British survivors managed to retreat to the south bank of the Somme and at 2:00 a.m. on 21 May, the III Battalion, Rifle Regiment 2 reached the coast, west of Noyelles-sur-Mer.
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1940 Battle of Abbeville
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| event | armed conflict | 881 | Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1346 | Battle of Blanchetaque | Kingdom of France, battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1346 | Battle of Crécy | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Bohemia, battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1347 | Battle of Crotoy | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1358 | Siege of Saint-Valery | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1421 | Battle of Mons-en-Vimeu | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Battle of Abbeville | battle, United Kingdom | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Northern France Campaign | United States, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Siegfried Line Campaign | military campaign | Wikidata |
| site | tower | tour Margot | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
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| commons | image | The British Army in France 1940 F4603 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The British Army in France 1940 F4613 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The British Army in France 1940 F4612 | Commons | ||
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