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To gain a foothold in Europe in order to defeat the Germans .
germans are from germany not france
France aimed to gain access to new lands and vasts resources, increasing their power against the English.
It is called the scorched earth policy. It prevents an enemy from using resources for their own gain.
At the 5th century Germans conquered France. Germans are the oldest population.
In 1940, British soldiers were in France to try and stop the Germans invading. In 1944 they were in France to beat the Germans back.
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There was no Battle of France. The Germans invaded France (several times) and effectively took it over, if only temporarily.
The Germans initially bombed France to conquer the country. The Allied Forces were forced to bomb France to get rid of the Germans.
The "Battle of France" began May 10, 1940 and France surrendered on June 25; which is a total of 46 days.
Surrendering to Germans
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