Hitler tells the commanders of the three services (Hermann Goering of the Airforce, Erich Raeder of the Navy and Walther von Brauchitsch of the Army) that he has decided to attack the Western Froont on 17 January.
A German aircraft carrying Major Reinberger and Major Hoenmans makes a forced landing near Mechelen-sur-Meuse, a Belgian agricultural town not far from the GErman frontier. The two officers are carrying secret documents for the commander of Army Group B, dealing with the plans for the attack on the Western Front. The authorities in Brussels are thus alerted to Hitler's intentions to attack their country and the Netherlands, which will be in the middle of the German thrust westward.
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World War II Magazine's WWII Day-By-Day Desk Diary
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