To Lose a Battle (102 page)

Guillaut, Lieutenant-Colonel,
442–3

Habe, Hans,
237
,
516
,
529
,
648

Halder, General Franz: character, career,
192
; and ‘Directive Yellow’,
186–7
; and ‘resistance’ to Hitler,
192–4
; caution,
194
; and Manstein Plan,
198
,
201
,
204–6
; transfers Manstein,
201
,
204–5
; and Kleist,
208
,
279
; and
Sichelschnitt,
209–11
,
251
; and Brauchitsch,
284
; on advance through Ardennes,
287
; ‘little danger’ of counter-attack,
484
; plans to smash France in one blow,
484
; on Hitler’s nervousness,
486–7
,
515
; and manning the flanks,
502
; accorded freedom of movement,
516
; concerned lest Allies escape,
562
; tempted to turn south,
565
; and British attack on Arras,
582
; and Lorette Heights,
599
; fury at Hitler’s halt-order,
613–14
; satisfaction at fall of Dunkirk,
638–9
; and fall of Verdun,
647
; ‘administrative work’,
669
; not honoured,
669
; later career,
676

Hanke, Lieutenant,
327
,
477–8
,
499

Harsch, Joseph,
138
,
144
,
154
,
249–50

Hassell, Ulrich von,
193

Hassler, General,
379
,
413
,
500

Haut-le-Wastia,
330
,
373

Haute Deule Canal,
605–6

Hauteville,
501

Havre, Le,
643
,
647

Hedderich, Lieutenant,
262
,
275

Heidkaemper, Major,
407
,
514

Heinkel, Ernst,
119–24

Herbert, A. P.,
183
,
257

Hering, General,
443
,
449
,
508

Herriot, Édouard,
108
,
158
,
219
,
449
,
456
,
657

Heusinger, Lieutenant-Colonel,
205–6

Hinsley, F. H.,
636
,
637

Hippel, Captain Theodor von,
266

Hirson,
428
,
470
,
497
,
538–9
,
541

Hitler, Adolf: rise to power,
60
; reoccupies Rhineland,
82–5
,
108
; builds Siegfried Line,
85
; rearms,
86–8
; peace propaganda,
98
,
158–9
; pre-war French view of,
98
,
129
; and creation of Luftwaffe,
119–20
; and ‘Fifth Column’,
129
,
531
; and Czechoslovakia,
133
; in Poland,
143
; on low French morale,
144
,
189
; one last decisive battle with France,
184
,
609
,
671
,
672–3
;
Mein Kampf,
184
; first plans for attacking France,
184–91
; and Sedan,
188
,
198–9
,
304
; berates Brauchitsch,
189–90
; relations with O.K.H.,
190–1
,
287
; Army ‘resistance’ to,
190–4
,
196
,
247
; berates generals,
199–200
; and Mechelen Incident,
202–3
; and Manstein Plan,
204–6
; and ‘special operations’,
209
; and Guderian,
211–12
; invades Norway,
213–18
; panic over Narvik,
218
; birthday in Berlin,
250
; offensive begins,
251
; Freiburg propaganda,
260
; and attack on Holland,
265
,
270
; enraptured,
279
,
562
; Orders of the Day,
281
,
638
; and crossing of Meuse,
317
; and Rommel,
322
; and
88
-mm. gun,
344
; and Gross-deutschland,
350
; Reynaud on,
455–6
; nervous of southern flanks,
483–7
,
515
,
565
; visits Rundstedt,
485–6
,
611–13
; overcomes nervousness,
516
; ‘secret weapons’,
524
; heading for England?,
535
; nervous after attack on Arras,
582
,
612
; orders halt before Dunkirk,
610
,
631
,
635
,
636
; reasons for this,
611–16
; advance reordered,
614
; and ‘golden bridge’ theory,
615
; and fall of Dunkirk,
633–4
,
638
; and Mussolini,
648
; and Armistice,
664–6
; honours
generals,
669
; and Schacht,
670
; decides to attack Russia,
671–2
; lack of plan to invade Britain,
671
; overconfidence,
671–2

Hochwald, Fort,
141–2
,
145

Hoenmanns, Major,
172–3
,
202

Hoeppner, General,
295–6
,
402
,
507
,
599

Holland,
170
,
172
,
185
,
247
,
251
,
259–60
,
265–7
,
291
,
294–9
,
369
,
401–2
,
528
,
667

hollow charges,
269
,
270
,
384

‘honour’, military: German,
95
,
665
; French attempts to save,
143
,
591
,
623
,
626
,
665
,
672
; Gamelin’s,
171–2
; Goutard on,
591
; Reynaud and,
623

Hore-Belisha, Leslie,
237
,
569
,
572

Horgne, La,
426–7

Hoth, General Hermann,
208
,
279
,
326
,
423
,
498
,
542
,
561
,
599
,
612
,
639

Hotton,
281

Houx,
307
,
308–12
,
324–5
,
330
,
333
,
681

Hugo, Victor,
258
,
479

Humanité L’,
55
,
106–7
,
137
,
157–9

Huntziger, General Charles: character, career,
314
; in Dyle-Breda Plan,
174
; and Wehrmacht tactics in Poland,
179
; forces under,
235
; requests reinforcements,
240
,
313
; and Second Army,
188
,
274–6
; at Bouillon,
276
; and Semois,
285–6
; and air operations,
299
; retreats from Bouillon,
302
; Order of the Day,
314–15
; and battle for Sedan,
314–16
,
340
,
358
,
364
,
392–4
,
399
; and ‘baptism of fire’,
339
; and ‘tanks at Vendresse’,
361–2
; and 3rd North African,
385
; withdraws to Verdun,
398
; reports to Georges,
399
,
441
; withdraws to protect Maginot Line,
400
; and battle for Stonne,
419
; sacks Brocard,
424
; and war correspondents,
451
; cannot counter-attack,
466
; and armistice negotiations,
663–5
; death,
678