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Post by privatepete Β» Fri Jun 16, am. Post by privatepete Β» Mon Jun 19, pm. Skip to content. Quick links. By 3 June, the British Army had withdrawn from Dunkirk and the continent in Operation Dynamo, the Netherlands and Belgium had surrendered and most of the formations of the French Army were disbanded or destroyed.
To complete the defeat of France, the Germans undertook a second phase operation, Fall Rot Case Red , to conquer the remaining regions. In order to do this, air supremacy was required. For the operation, the Germans committed five Air Corps to the attack, comprising 1, aircraft.
The operation was launched on 3 June However, British intelligence had warned the French of the impending attack and the ensuing operation failed to achieve the strategic results desired by the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe High Command of the Air Force. Fortunately for the Luftwaffe, the plight of the French ground and air forces at this stage meant the failure of the operation would not impede the defeat of France.
