Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): in world war ii , the battle of france , also known as the fall of france , was the german invasion of france and the low countries , executed from 10 may 1940 , which ended the phoney war.
Output (English): in world war ii , the battle of france , also known as the fall of france , was the german invasion of france and the low countries , which took place from 10 may 1940 , which ended the phoney war.