The French had long believed that the German Army would not attack through the Sedan sector as part of their concentrated effort, and only Brigadier General Pierre Lafontaine's French 55th Infantry Division, a category B division, was allocated to this sector.
Francezii au crezut pentru o lungă periadă de timp că germanii nu vor ataca prin sectorul Sedan, iar pentru apărarea zonei a fost alocată doar Divizia a 55-a de infanterie comandată de generalul Pierre Lafontaine.