Maxime Weygand

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battle of Castle Itter
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role in World War II
- In World War II: The invasion of the Low Countries and France
- In Battle of France: The Belgian collapse and the Dunkirk evacuation

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 15, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 24, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 17, 2024
	Modified link of Web site: First World War - Biography of Maxime Weygand.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 01, 2019
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998