About Battle Of Abbeville
The Battle of Abbeville took place from 27 May to 4 June 1940, near Abbeville during the Battle of France in the Second World War. On 20 May, the 2nd Panzer Division advanced 56 miles to Abbeville on the English Channel, overran the 25th Infantry Brigade of the 50th Infantry Division and captured the town at 8:30 p. m.