But Hitler preferred the General Von Manstein's idea cutting straight through the Ardennes Forest then swinging up and driving towards the sea,
但希特勒偏好冯曼斯坦将军的想法。切入阿登森林,然后往上攻到海边,
encircling the Allies with a sickle-cut movement.
以镰刀切割方式包围盟军。
But this sickle-cut movement is in fact a huge gamble. Because the Allies could turn back and counterattack.
但镰刀计划书其实是很大的赌注,因为盟军可能会回头反击。
However Hitler is confident.
然而希特勒很有自信。
He knows: the main thing is to have good weather.
他知道:“重点是天气要好”
Lieutenant Auguste Von Kaganick claims, "We are the Wehrmacht, the armed forces of Great Germany. Victory is certain."
根尼克中尉声称:“我们是德军,大德国的武装军队,胜利是必然的”
For the German soldiers, their homeland is in danger.
对德国士兵来说,他们的祖国陷入险境。
After all, it was the French who declared war on Germany.
毕竟是法国对德国宣战。
The 10th of May, 1940, at dawn the German parachutists make jump over Holand.
1940年5月10日,德国伞兵于黎明空降荷兰。
Their mission is to capture the airfields and bridges around Rotterdam.
他们的任务是占领鹿特丹附近的机场和桥梁。
At the same time, Hitler unleash his war machine on Belgium.
与此同时,希特勒对比利时发动了他的战争机器。
Hitler waits. Will the Allies fall into the trap?
希特勒在等待:盟军是否会落入陷阱?