During World War II, when did Germany attack France?
A. 1940
B. 1941
C. 1942
D. 1943
Answer: A
Source:
World War II - Germany attack France
On 17 September 1939, after signing a ceasefire with Japan, the Soviets invaded Poland from the east.
The Polish army was defeated and Warsaw surrendered to the Germans on 27 September, with final pockets of resistance surrendering on 6 October. Poland's territory was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union, with Lithuania and Slovakia also receiving small shares. After the defeat of Poland's armed forces, the Polish resistance established an Underground State and a partisan Home Army.
About 100,000 Polish military personnel were evacuated to Romania and the Baltic countries; many of these soldiers later fought against the Germans in other theatres of the war.Poland's Enigma codebreakers were also evacuated to France.
On 6 October Hitler made a public peace overture to Britain and France, but said that the future of Poland was to be determined exclusively by Germany and the Soviet Union. Chamberlain rejected this on 12 October, saying "Past experience has shown that no reliance can be placed upon the promises of the present German Government."
After this rejection Hitler ordered an immediate offensive against France, but bad weather forced repeated postponements until the spring of 1940.