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They all make the long trip to France.
他們全都將長途跋涉到法國。
The legion has embarked at Brest, along with the well-equipped Chasseurs Alpins a mountain corps, trained for action in snow.
裝備精良的阿爾卑斯獵騎兵團和外籍兵團在布勒斯特上船，前者是受訓在雪地作戰的高山勁旅。
But Finland and the Soviet Union sign a peace treaty.
但芬蘭和蘇聯簽了和平條約。
A few days later, Hitler launches an offensive against Denmark and Norway, the Blitzkrieg (the lightning war) .
希特勒幾天后對丹麥和挪威發起進攻：進行“閃電戰”。
The Wehrmacht takes Oslo in two days.
德軍在兩天后攻陷奧斯陸。
Hitler is seeking to protect the iron routes. Iron is indispensable to the German war effort.
希特勒的目的在保護“鐵礦路”。鐵對德國的戰事非常重要。
And fifty percent of the Swedish iron ore is shipped out of the Norwegian port of Narvik.
而從瑞典進口的鐵礦有一半從挪威那維克港運出。
The Franco-British expeditionary corps lands in the field of Narvik.
英法遠征軍在那維克峽灣登陸。
After a month of fighting, the Allies take Narvik. The iron route is temporarily cut.
作戰一個月后盟軍取得那維克。鐵礦路暫時被中斷。
This victory is good for French morale and adds credence to their motto:
這場勝利令法國士氣大振并強化他們的格言：
"We'll win because we are the strongest."
“我們會勝利的，因為我們最強”
But the expeditionary corps will have to abandon Narvik.
但遠征軍必須放棄那維克。
And for the rest of the war, trainload after trainload of Swedish iron ore will feed the German war machine.
而對世界其他國家而言，一輛輛的瑞典鐵礦仍將喂飽德國戰爭機器。
The French are brought back home for the Germans just launch their offensive in the west.
法軍被召回法國，因為德軍剛剛發動了西線攻勢。
The 9th of May, 1940, Hitler left Berlin on his private train code-named America, heading west towards new headquarters near the French border.
1940年5月9日，希特勒搭乘私人火車“美國號”離開柏林。往西到法國邊界附近的新總部。
Hitler announces, "Gentlemen, the offensive has just begun."
希特勒宣布：“先生們，進攻才剛開始。”
His generals have submitted him the battle plan during the winter.
他的將軍在冬季將作戰計劃書呈交給他，
It looks similar to that of 1914, attack through Belgium.
該計劃與1914年的類似。經由比利時進攻。
