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unusual facts about Battle of Belgium


Caproni Ca.313

Belgian Air Force 24 were ordered in 1940, none could be delivered before the Fall of Belgium.


47 mm Model 1931 anti-tank gun

Reports of panzers knocked out by the '47' during the Battle of Belgium do exist, but in general the bulk of the Belgian army was deployed in the north of the country, on the flat terrain of Flanders, and not in the hilly terrain of the Ardennes in the south, which was regarded as impenetrable but nonetheless served as the primary route of invasion for about 2,500 German panzers.

Carden Loyd tankette

They were still in use when the Battle of Belgium started in May 1940, albeit from fixed, ambushed positions on the west-bank of the river Meuse (Maas) between Vivegnis and Lixhe.


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