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Jan. 1940 the plans for Yellow fall into Belgian hands
and need to be redrawn. Hitler is distracted by a
nervous OKH into Op Weser to seize Denmark and
Norway as bases for submarine attacks against the
Royal Navy.
The OKH v. Hitler round 2
Hermann Goering: If we lose this war, then Heaven have mercy on us.
Many of Hitlers top generals were uneasy about an invasion of France. One
the homefront no parades, no rallies, no exuberant patriotism. An evil sense
of foreboding swept across Germany when Britain and France declared war.
Fuhrer directive #6 was issued in October of 1939, but the invasion of France
only commenced on May 10, 1940.
World War I v. World War II: OKH and the Political leadership and the
Schlieffen Plandifferences.
Operation Yellow
The Meuse was the only real obstacle for land forces,
but the Luftwaffe, vastly superior to the allies,
supported the German Wehrmacht perfectly. WHY?
Whos Who for the Allies?