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): the battle of france commonly referred to as the fall of france took place from ten may year nineteen hundred and forty during the world war ii wherein germany caputured france and the low countries and thus bringing an end to the phoney war.