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In the early days of World War 2, the Germans hatched a master plan to take down the mighty French Army with breathtaking efficiency; dubbed Fall Gelb, or Case Yellow, it was a strategy that involved attacking France through the least expected region: the dense, foreboding Ardennes forest. But it would be in the Belgian town of Hannut where the fiercest fighting occurred. The 3rd and 4th Panzer Divisions of the mighty XVI Motorized Corps of the Wehrmacht locked horns with the 1st and 2nd Light Mechanized Divisions of the French cavalry in a battle of epic proportions. Over three tumultuous days from May 12 to 14, 1940, the ground shook with the thundering roar of 1,200 German and French tanks as they clashed in a battle for supremacy. This was no ordinary battle; it was the largest tank battle of the entire campaign and the most significant clash in armored warfare history at the time. For some, it was even the first real tank battle of World War 2… - As images and footage
