0 0 ▁German ▁troops ." ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁accepted ▁that ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁poor ly ▁constructed , ▁and ▁not ▁treated ▁with ▁any ▁serious ness ▁by ▁the ▁Ab wehr , ▁or ▁German ▁Foreign ▁Ministry ▁although ▁at ▁this ▁stage ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁recogn ise ▁the ▁I RA ▁as ▁" h op eless ly ▁imm ature ". ▁In ▁so ▁much ▁as ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁considered , ▁it ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁measure ▁of ▁I RA ▁intent ▁— ▁willing ness ▁to ▁assist . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁whether ▁any ▁serious ▁planning ▁was ▁done ▁around ▁Kath le en , ▁although ▁the ▁plan ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁w iden ed ▁in ▁scope , ▁maybe ▁by ▁G ör tz , ▁or ▁perhaps ▁Kurt ▁Student , ▁who ▁presented ▁a ▁similar ▁plan ▁to ▁Hitler ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁to ▁include ▁par ach ute ▁dro ps ▁of ▁German ▁troops ▁around ▁Div is ▁Mountain ▁and ▁Lis burn ▁in ▁combination ▁with ▁the ▁am ph ib ious ▁assault ▁on ▁L ough ▁Sw illy ▁and ▁Mag ill igan ▁Point . ▁ ▁After math ▁of ▁Kath le en ▁Plan ▁Kath le en ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Germany ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁arrived ▁around ▁two ▁weeks ▁before ▁G ör tz ▁was ▁to ▁par ach ute ▁into ▁Ireland ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Operation ▁Main au ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May . ▁Before ▁his ▁departure , ▁G ör tz ▁was ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁begin ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁I RA , ▁assess ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁I RA ▁and ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁of ▁the ▁plan . ▁He