Saar Offensive

The Saar Offensive was the French invasion of Saarland, Germany, in the first stages of World War II, from September 7 to October 16, 1939, in response to the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. The original plans called for 40 divisions, one armored division, three mechanised divisions, 78 artillery regiments and 40 tank battalions to assist Poland, which was then under invasion, by attacking Germany's neglected western front. Despite 30 divisions advancing to the border, the attack did not have the expected result. When the swift victory in Poland allowed Germany to reinforce its lines with homecoming troops, the offensive was halted. French forces then withdrew amid a German counter-offensive on 17 October.

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1939 Saar Offensive

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1793 Battle of Pirmasens

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1793 Battle of Biesingen

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1870 Battle of Saarbrücken

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1870 — 1871 Siege of Bitche

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1405 — 1408 Unknown

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Sentinelle, chenillettes Renault UE et chevaux pendant l'offensive de la Sarre, octobre 1939

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Soldat Francès al Saar

Ofensiva del Saar2

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1444	Palatinate-Zweibrücken		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Air raids on Saarbrücken	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Battle of Pirmasens	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Battle of Biesingen	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Battle of Saarbrücken	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Siege of Bitche	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Saar Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	war	1405	Unknown	war	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker am Ludwigspark	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker WH 309	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker WH 309a	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker WH 310	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker WH 313	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker WH 314	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker WH 315	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker WH 338	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Casemate de Wittring	military museum, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hochbunker Neunkirchen	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Regelbau 10 in Riegelsberg	Regelbau 10	Wikidata
site	bunker		Regelbau 105d	Regelbau 105	Wikidata
site	bunker		Regelbau 23 in Riegelsberg	Regelbau 23	Wikidata
site	bunker		Regelbau 395	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker WH 337	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1939	Bunker WH 316	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1940	Bunker Wotan	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1940	Splitterschutzzelle	single person bunker	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	Burg Kirkel	castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Saint-Sébastien	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1930	Ouvrage Simserhof	gros ouvrage, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ouvrage Rohrbach	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Siegfried Line Museum, Pirmasens	military museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Torhaus	gate tower, gatehouse	Wikidata
commons	image		Sentinelle, chenillettes Renault UE et chevaux pendant l'offensive de la Sarre, octobre 1939		Commons
commons	image		French-troops-have-destroyed-a-bridge-over-Saar-391767937365		Commons
commons	image		French-troops-have-destroyed-a-bridge-over-Saar-391767937365		Commons
commons	image		Soldat Francès al Saar		Commons
commons	image		Ofensiva del Saar2		Commons