history · 15 May 1940 · 85 years ago
At 0730 hours, French Prime Minister Reynaud called his British counterpart Churchill on the telephone, saying "e are beaten. We have lost the battle." Later on the same day in Paris, France, a reported German breakthrough at Sedan caused panic, with fleeing civilians jamming roads and blocking military traffic south and west of the city.
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