Three months before Fall Gelb ( Case Yellow : the planned invasion of France and the Low Countries ) , on 6 February 1940 , Rommel was given command of the 7th Panzer Division .
On 6 February 1940 , three months before the invasion of France , Rommel was given command of the 7th Panzer Division , for `` Fall Gelb '' ( `` Case Yellow '' ) , the invasion of France and the Low Countries .