The main German effort is shifted to the Ardennes
By February the revised Fall Gelb concentrated Army Group A and seven panzer divisions opposite Luxembourg and the Ardennes, making the Meuse sector the operational centre of the western offensive. The concept linked a difficult approach march to an immediate river assault and a westward exploitation toward the Channel. Success depended on traffic control, engineering preparation and command tempo once the armoured columns emerged from the forest. Army Group B retained the visible attack through the Netherlands and Belgium. That northern pressure fitted Allied expectations and encouraged the Dyle-Breda movement…
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