Erwin Rommel's rapid and unexpected advance through France culminated in a key victory during the 1940 invasion of Europe and was branded the "Ghost Division".
Adolf Hitler invaded Western Europe on 10 May 1940. After breaking through the supposedly 'impenetrable' Ardennes, Erwin Rommel was at the forefront of the Wehrmacht's audacious drive through France. Rommel, who had no prior experience leading an armored division in combat, moved with such speed and nerve that he frequently surprised French units by arriving far earlier than expected. Crossing the Meuse River, we follow Rommel--in what he referred to as 'practically a lightning Tour de France'--as he pushed through northern France to the English Channel. His spectacular victory at the coastal port of Saint-Val
