On May 20, French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud dismissed Maurice Gamelin for his failure to contain the German offensive and replaced him with Maxime Weygand, who immediately attempted to devise new tactics to contain the Germans.
Den 20. maj afskedigede den franske premierminister Paul Reynaud den øverstkommanderende general Maurice Gamelin på grund af hans manglende evne til at opfange den tyske offensiv, og erstattede ham med Maxime Weygand, som straks forsøgte at opstille en ny taktik for at opfange tyskerne.