{"id":96793,"date":"2025-07-27T04:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=96793"},"modified":"2025-07-26T16:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T20:21:21","slug":"day-nine-hitlers-halt-order-and-tragedy-at-la-ferte-ten-days-in-sedan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/07\/27\/day-nine-hitlers-halt-order-and-tragedy-at-la-ferte-ten-days-in-sedan\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Nine \u2013 Hitler\u2019s Halt Order and Tragedy at La Fert\u00e9 &#8211; Ten Days in Sedan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IHRNsca2usU?si=YHbTKKYA1Cw_vwuU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 26 Jul 2025<\/p>\n<p>May 18, 1940. Our coverage of the German <em>blitzkrieg<\/em> in France continues. Today, we take a break from the panzers for a spot of old-fashioned siege warfare. At Ouvrage La Fert\u00e9, a small garrison of French troops makes a doomed last stand against overwhelming German firepower. 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