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Battle of Montcornet
The Battle of Montcornet, on 17 May 1940, was an engagement of the Battle of France. The French 4e Division cuirassée, under then Colonel Charles de Gaulle, attacked the German-held village of Montcornet with over 200 French tanks. The French drove off the Germans, but later had to retreat due to lack of support and the intervention of the "Luftwaffe". 
Context.
On 10 May 1940, the Third Reich had launched a vast offensive against the Netherlands, Belgium and France
-attacks were supported by "Fliegerkorps" VIII ("Generaloberst" Wolfram von Richthofen) and the French lost and armoured vehicles. On 19 May, after receiving reinforcements, the 4e DCR attacked again and was repulsed with the loss of vehicles, much of the loss being caused by the aircraft of "Fliegerkorps" VIII, which attacked French units assembling to attack the flanks of German units. By the end of the Battle of Montcornet, much of the French Ninth Army on the Meuse had disintegrated under the attacks of "