On the evening of the German attack on Sedan, May 13th, the French 55th Infantry Division began a withdrawal from the west bank of the Meuse River in the face of massive German attacks. As sometimes happens, the retreat got out of control and became a rout. There were incidents, for example, where men far behind the lines abandoned their artillery pieces and began to run to the rear. Writer Len Deighton called it the “greatest tank victory in all the records of warfare,” because in truth, the nearest German tanks were still trying to get across the river.12 Once one side considers abandoning
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