Obviously, the Germans would strike first, so strategically it was necessary to be prepared for the unexpected eventuality. Neither France nor Great Britain expected Poland to be defeated so quickly, and they were very disturbed by the rapid German victory in Poland. Most of the French generals were in favour of a very cautious approach: they did not consider German intentions to be accurately predictable. Most of the troops should be reserved in a central position, north of Paris, in case of contingency.

If the Germans advanced through the route of Flanders (northern Belgium), they were to engage the Germans only in northern France, as the German infantry was exhausted and short of supplies. If they tried to attack the middle of the Allied front, these Allied reserves would have the ideal advantage to stop the German advance. If the Germans advanced through Switzerland, this reserve would be the only means of dealing with such a surprise attack.

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On May 10, 1940, just after dawn, hordes of German Ju87 Stuka dive bombers suddenly bombarded airfields, railway junctions, heavy troop concentration areas and cities in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. At 5:30, on a front of more than 300 kilometers between the North Sea and the Maginot Line, German ground forces launched a large-scale offensive against the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, opening the prelude to the invasion of France.

German Army Group B, which assisted and attracted the main forces of the British and French forces, first attacked important bridges and fortified facilities in the Netherlands and Belgium with airborne troops. This sudden blow immediately caused panic among the Dutch and Belgian troops, and immediately afterwards, the armored units of Army Group B took advantage of the chaos to launch a fierce attack. Since the paratrooper units had already occupied the main roads, Army Group B was progressing quite smoothly.

The breakthrough of German Army Group B on the Dutch-Belgian border caused the main Anglo-French forces assembled in northern France to quickly cross the Franco-Belgian border for reinforcements. At this moment, Hitler was restlessly waiting for news from the front in the underground command post, and when he heard that the main forces of Britain and France had been dispatched, he was "so happy that he was going to cry." Excitedly, he said to the people around him, "They have just fallen into our trap!" I want them to believe that we are still carrying out the original "yellow plan" and that we are still respecting Schlieffen's ideas. They've been fooled, wait and see, the best is yet to come. ”

When Bock's Army Group B attracted the main British and French forces, Loeb's Army Group C also put on a stance. Their ongoing feint on the Maginot Line was so successful that it made the French hesitate to withdraw their forces from the south.

At half past five in the morning, the moist black soil seemed to still have traces of the rose-colored morning light, and the song of the lark fell like a rain in the sky. The sun had just peeked out from behind the top of the mountain, and the warmth of its first rays mingled with the coolness of the dying night, making one feel a sweet weariness.

"Boom...... Boom ......"

In an instant, the borders of France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands were covered by countless artillery fire, and the violent explosions ruthlessly destroyed everything on the opposite position, and what trenches and pillboxes were either blown up or like fallen leaves in the wind, turned into fragments in the violent explosion, and flew with the shock wave of the explosion. The artillery fire of the German ** team was very fierce, because it was now close to the German supply line, so these German artillerymen did not want to save ammunition, and they were all firing cannons of various calibers unscrupulously, and the artillery counterattack of the Allied forces was very sparse.

As a result, the Allies could only huddle like rats in various fortifications, praying that the fortifications where they were hiding would not be destroyed by German fire. Of course, some prayers still worked, and it was impossible for German artillery fire to destroy all the Allied fortifications, and some of them were very far away, if their fortifications were destroyed, then they could only be buried alive below, and no one could save them, not even to save themselves, if the heavy artillery fire, every inch of land outside was scorched by hellish artillery fire.

This was only the situation on the ground, as soon as the time of six o'clock came, all the German planes started to take off, their goal was, of course, to raid all the airfields of the Allied forces, and a sneak attack was of course impossible, because the British had already deployed a large number of radars in the border area, in which case they could only attack, and the German fighters protected the bombers, and went straight to the airfields of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, while the two paratrooper divisions of the SS also carried transport planes to the airborne important bridges, roads and railway junctions.

These paratroopers are Li Mo's preparation for his follow-up attack, and the Wehrmacht also has paratroopers, but unfortunately it has now become infantry, so Li Mo transferred his paratroopers, don't underestimate the role of these paratroopers, if the important bridge is controlled by the Allied forces at strategic points, Germany's follow-up attack will be very troublesome, even if it can be captured in the end, it will greatly delay Li Mo's offensive speed, which Li Mo will definitely not see far away.

The Luftwaffe in the Netherlands in order to ensure air supremacy. The Luftwaffe flew 247 medium bombers, 347 fighters, 424 Ju52 transport planes and 12 He59 seaplanes to take part in the operation directly over the Netherlands. The Dutch Air Force, a total of 344 combat aircraft, half of which were destroyed in the first operation, the remaining aircraft were urgently evacuated.

The Dutch Air Force had no way to fight with the German Air Force, at this time the Dutch aircraft equipped with the aircraft were originally the old aircraft in the piston aircraft, and the German fighters, that is, BF109 and BF110, were simply one-sided slaughter, and the Dutch Air Force was easily solved in a few rounds, although the Dutch Air Force fought bravely, but the gap between weapons and actual combat experience and Germany was too far, and it was not a level of opponent at all.

The Luftwaffe, which had gained air supremacy, began a fierce bombardment, the first wave was the airfield in the Netherlands, and then the SS paratroopers, seizing a strategic point, or protecting an important bridge, the Luftwaffe and the paratroopers completed the set strategic objectives in the Netherlands at a very small cost, which was simply achieved overnight.

What about the Anglo-French reinforcements that Wilhelmina requested? They were still in Belgium, they didn't rush to the Netherlands at all, Germany suddenly launched a war, and now these British and French reinforcements are a little confused, whether to retreat to northern France or stay in Belgium to defend, and finally Britain and France decided to stay in Belgium to defend, they want to use Belgium as a battlefield for a decisive battle with the German army, Li Mo is waiting for you to stay there and don't run.

After the artillery bombardment, the German Army Group A began a full-line assault, and although the Netherlands built a large number of bunkers, they were basically equivalent to living coffins under the attack of German tanks and the "iron fist".

The Dutch defense line was soon led by a German armored force, JU87 dive bombers assisted in sweeping the main fortress, and then the infantry followed, using the "iron fist" and submachine guns to solve the infantry, and the Dutch army deployed on the border defense line was either annihilated or collapsed directly, there was really no way to fight, and it was also sent to death.

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