| The reason of the delay in advancing the BEF and the French into defensive lines was the fact that the fort of Eben-Emael, supposed to hold on for a couple of days, had to surrender after 32 hours. This was due to the fact that the Germans attacked from the air with gliders. This was a comlete unknown fase of operations !!! Thus the BEF and retrearing Belgian forces had no time to occupy the planned KW line. Also bear in mind that 85 % of the Belgian Air Force was destroyed on the ground in the early morning of May 10. |