Quote:It was by pure chance that the Germany army did not oblige the French and British by fighting precisely the last war for which the French and the British were prepared.
Everything I've ever read about Fall Gelb was that Hitler thought Halder's plan was shit from the get-go. And why not? He had actually served in the trenches. IIRC Hitler was so unimpressed with Fall Gelb 1 that he considered attacking then and there before the Allies could get ready. When Manstein's plan was outlined for him, he was quite impressed.
The Sitzkrieg might have never happened if the old war horses of the Wehrmacht were not calling the shots at the outset.
