With
the occupation of Copenhagen in sight, General Leeb was charged with accepting
the surrender of the city. Leeb was then put in charge of the city and the newly
created Brigade Danemark, which will be tasked with policing the city. General
Kortzfleisch was given command of XI Armeekorps, which immediately marched into
Copenhagen and secured the city. Generaloberst
Kesselring, who was transferred to Luftflotte II, relocated
his flotte to the Danish city of Frederikshavn on the northern tip of Denmark,
in preparation for the attack on Norway. General
Stumpff, who took Kesselring's command, relocated Luftflotte
I to the Danish city of Odense, on an island between Copenhagen and the mainland,
in preparation for the attack on Norway. Generaloberst
von Kluge's 4. Armee marched to the port of Kiel and began preparing his armee
for the voyage to Norway. XXI Armeekorps was activated
at the port of Kiel. General von Falkenhorst is given command of the korps and
is ordered to begin preparation for the attack on Norway. [-125 MMP] Generaloberst
Busch's 16. Armee continued their march to the Dutch front. General
Strauss' II Armeekorps took up position in the city of Munich. Generaloberst
von Rundstedt's headquarters reached the city of Hamburg and set up base. Generaloberst
von Bock's headquarters left Berlin and continue their march to the Dutch border. Generaloberst
List's 12. Armee began their trek through the Sudetes on their way to the Dutch
border. Generaloberst von Reichenau and his 6. Armee
reached the capital of Berlin. Generaloberst von Witzleban's
1. Armee forded the Elbe River and continued their march to the Dutch front. General
Hoepner's XVI Panzerkorps was reinforced with the 290. Infanterie-Division. [+1,
strength: 10, -16 MPP] Wolf Pack I began their voyage
back into the Atlantic, turning southeast in the hopes of reaching the coast of
western France. |