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=**Hitler Takes Western Europe**=

Plan Yellow was Hitler's plans to take western Europe. After taking Scandinavia, Hitler took the **Benelux** nations (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg). Be sure to mark this information on your map.

Hitler continued his push through western Europe by pushing into France. The Nazis were close to trapping a large number of French and British soldiers as they pushed the Allies to the beaches of Dunkirk, where the Allies conducted the **Dunkirk Evacuations** in which the Allies narrowly escaped to Britain. Mark the Dunkirk Evacuations on your map.

The Nazis would control the northern part of France, which would be called **Occupied France**. The southeastern portion of France, called **Vichy France**, would rule itself but was loyal to Hitler. The French Resistance was set up by Charles de Gaulle with a government-in-exile in London (Great Britain), called **Free France**. Make sure to mark this information on your map

Britain was the only nation standing in the way of Hitler's control of the major European powers.

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