The left-wing, which consists of armoured and motorized forces and has no enemy in front of it, will be stopped dead in its tracks upon direct order from the Fuhrer.
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“The reason is that a military defeat of Britain will bring about the disintegration of the British Empire. This would not be of any benefit to Germany.”
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