


截止14日,色当附近戈利耶(Gaulier)的工程桥是德军工兵在默兹河上架设起的唯一一座大型桥梁;为摧毁这座工程桥,盟军加大了空袭力度。14日一天,默兹河周围空域爆发大规模战斗,双方均损失惨重: 根据Patrick Facon的记录,14日法军护卫轰炸机的战斗机群确认击落敌机46架,皇家空军确认击落德机12架;盟军《Batailles aériennes n°7》(第7号空战报告)记载法军确认击落德机46架,含10架Me 109和26架Me 110,皇家空军确认击落德机60架;德军的记录确认损失飞机52架。5月10-18日,共有约180德军飞机在默兹河区域被击落。盟军炸毁工程桥的企图以失败告终。上图为5月被击落的He111,中图为5月14日于阿登被击落的德机残骸,下图是5月14日被法军战斗机击落的德机。
14日空袭期间,德军曾将约500名法军俘虏安置在戈利耶工程桥旁边阻止盟军空袭,并取得了效果。
About 500 French POWs are parked directly at the immediate southern exit of the Gaulier bridge, a primary military target. Several of these POWs (lieutenant Devie, soldier Pichonnat, sergent Léger) witnessed the allied air attacks and testified that several aircrafts aborted the attack, probably after having recognized the French POWs. One can really ask about the reason why the Germans placed the French POWs just next to the bridge.