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The German attack occurred further south than Gamelin had gambled and his forces in the [[Low Countries]] soon find themselves cut off. On May 15, the Dutch army surrenders. On May 17 the Belgian government flees to Ostend. On May 18 Gamelin is removed from his post succeeded as Field Marshal by [[Maxime Weygand]].

During the German occupation, Gamelin was arrested and tried for treason along with other important political and military figures of the [[Third Republic]] ([[Edouard Daladier]], [[Guy La Chambre]], [[Léon Blum]] and [[Robert Jacomet]]) during the [[Riom Trial]]. At this trial, Gamelin refused to answer the charges against him, instead maintaining a dignified silence. He was later deported to Germany. After the war he published his memoirs titled ''Servir ...'' .

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