The Battle of Arras occurred in Arras, in northeastern France, and was an Allied counter-attack against the German Army, an endeavor of British and French armies to avoid the Wehrmacht advance toward the English Channel. The division associated with British “Frankforce” utilized two regiments of Matilda tanks, greatly armored for anyone days, as backbone of offensive during the battle. However, the Allied offensive ended up being shattered up against the determined resistance for the 7th Panzer Division, commanded by General Erwin Rommel, which, regardless of the suffered losses, highly kept the position. Rommel, as German anti-tank weapons were inadequate, used industry Artillery and “flak” firearms to knock out the British tanks. After the tactical beat of Arras, the British troops retreated towards the English Channel an started up the code-named Operation Dynamo to evacuate French territories.
