What was he to do with this vast array of men and steel? It was still almost intact, and he could direct its impetus in any direction he chose. Search For a Compromise With Britain: At the triumphant conclusion of this campaign Hitler still possessed a large army whose losses had been trifling and, in addition, his loot from the victory and the armistice was enormous. Six weeks later the Franco – German armistice was signed near Compiègne. Operations were timed to start about half-way through November but were held up by bad weather and were eventually postponed until the spring. The main thrust was to be made through the Ardennes against Sedan and the Meuse. The plan drawn up by his General Staff was in his hands by about the end of October 1939, and he made one alteration in it at General von Manstein’s suggestion, which was to be of decisive importance for the success of the attack.

Not long after the victory over Poland and the failure of his peace proposals, Hitler began to prepare for war in the West. Rossi (Angelo Tasca) 1949 Chapter VII: The Clouds Gather The Russo-German Alliance: August 1939 – June 1941, by A. The Russo-German Alliance: August 1939 - June 1941 by Angelo Tasca 1949

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