The German Plan. The German plan was similar to the one used in 1914, but was extended to include the Netherlands. However, at the suggestion of Field Marshal General Erich von Mannstein, the main effort was made through the difficult Ardennes forest. This, in effect, reversed the 1914 plan, when the main attack was made on the northern flank. The German invasion of Belgium and the Netherlands was merely a diversion intended to draw the French and British armies into a trap.
The Fall of France and the Battle of Britain
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