Saar Offensive
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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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Location: 49.1667, 7.25, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| 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 | ||



