May 1940 - Battle of Bodange | When the Belgians fought back

Hello and welcome to The AceDestroyer! In this special May 1940 video we will take a closer look at the battle of Bodange in which the 5th company of Chasseurs Ardennais managed to stand their ground against the attack of the 1. Panzer Division for almost the entire opening day of the German May 1940 offensive in the West. Find out more in today’s video! Don’t forget to like and subscribe, and do leave a comment down below!

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INFORMATION:

18 Daagse veldtocht. (z.d.). 1ste Regiment Ardeense Jagers. Geraadpleegd op 9 mei 2020, van https://18daagseveldtocht.be/ardeense...
Peter, U. (2015, 29 maart). Soldbuch K1 - Battle of Bodange. Geraadpleegd op 9 mei 2020, van http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.p...
Hautecler, C. (z.d.). Le combat des Chasseurs Ardennais Bodange le 10 mai 1940. Geraadpleegd op 9 mei 2020, van

https://www.fraternellechasseursarden...



FOOTAGE:
All footages comes from the Ufa Tonwoche (Deutsche Wochenschau) No. 507 [23/05/1940] & No. 508 [30/05/1940]

MUSIC:
All music is from the YouTube audio library: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/...
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