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Is it worth visiting?
Is there a lot to see and do there at this time?
What will the weather be like?
Will there be fun and vibrancy?
What kind of atmosphere does the city ...
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Daniel L
1) To Denny the allied forces access to the harbours and the entrance to the rivers (Reine)
2) It was on the way to France
3) To bypass the France defence (like the other guy already said)
4) It created "room" for defence
Tofi
the reason is easy: the german army wants to avoid a breaktrough in the manigot line. via belgium and holland they had the possibility to attack the french from behind.
bonsai
Because they could and it was strategic to control the coast and the border the Belgium.