Anyone know what went on in Arcis sur Aube during the 1940 campaign? Found a few old postcards (eleven) of damaged buildings here. Cartes postales anciennes d'Arcis-sur-Aube (10700) - Actuacity Page 14/23. Labelled ''Bombardement 13 juin 1940''
45th Infantry Division. Formation-A-class reserve division mobilized 2 September 1939 in Orléans. Campaigns: Lorraine Front, Aisne Front, Battle of the Aisne and Retreat of the Center. Division captured or dispersed by 14 June 1940. Final command post at Arcis-sur-Aube. Subordination: VII Corps of the 6th Army.[97] List of French divisions in World War II - Wikipedia
Stukas? WW2 PHOTO ORIGINALE ALLEMANDE destructions ARCIS SUR AUBE pont génie près Troyes suite attaque 12 mn Stukas ! | En vente sur Delcampe WW2 PHOTO ORIGINALE ALLEMANDE Pont génie véhicules WH 1940 ARCIS SUR AUBE près Troyes 10 | En vente sur Delcampe
I have got a map in The Battle of France 1940 by Goutard that shows Group von Kleist advancing to the Seine at Romilly with 16 Panzer Korps heading off to Troyes but nothing regarding Arcis sur Aube.
There doesn't have to have been an engagement there. Some of the worst damaged towns were not actually fought over. A significant bridge would have been enough to make it a target for the Luftwaffe Possible French troop movements or sadly enough simply a refugee column would have been enough to flatten the place.
Seems as though the bridge attracts demolition Bridge over the Aube: destroyed in 1940, rebuilt in 1942, destroyed in 1944, repaired in 1944, rebuilt in 1946. There is also an interesting battlefield map 1814 Arcis-sur-Aube - Wikipedia TD
