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That's the Explorers Podcast. Hello everyone and welcome to the history of the Second World War,

Episode 192, The Fall of France, Breakouts.

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World War.com slash members to find out more. After the Germans had crossed the muse and had beaten back the early French counterattacks

on May 14th and then had secured their position by bringing more and more troops across the

river, there were two different stories about what was supposed to happen next.

Among a certain group of German commanders, the plan was always to push forward

as quickly as possible, with men like Goderian and Rommel immediately looking for how they could

start towards their ultimate objective of reaching the coast to cut off the French and British forces

in Belgium. But above and below this group of division and core leaders, there were many

who believed that things were going to calm down for at least a few days after the crossing.

Among officers closer to the front, there was some confusion, which could be expected at any time

during a war. Not every officer all the way down to the front lines knows what's

going to happen next. They're kind of just going along with orders and going along with the general plan.

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