The French and British had fallen for the German deception plan: as soon as the fighting broke out in Holland they began moving their best troops northwards to help the Dutch and Belgians.

• 法军和英军落入了德国人的精心骗局：一旦战争在荷兰打响，他们就开始派遣最精锐的部队前去支援荷兰和比利时。