Om Hitler kunde erövra Antwerpen och nå havet, skulle han inte bara beröva de allierade en viktig hamn utan också dela på dem. Britterna kunde tvingas till ett nytt Dunkerque. ###>If, by a daring blow, Hitler could capture Antwerp and reach the sea, he would not only eliminate the Allies' main supply port, he would also have split the Allies in two, and the British might once again have to contemplate a Dunkirk.