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So, what else was going on at Antwerp? I'll leave it to you to find the dates. V-2 rocket and V-1 bombardment had reduced port capacity to 25%. The port was clogged with sunken and damaged ships. Off-loading supplies became difficult. One V-2 strike had set off a fuel supply on the docks that could not be extinguished.


A few members of Skorzeny's special force that had been captured told their interrogators that their secondary target was General Eisenhower. Once word reached his HQ, a double was ordered to take regular walks outside. This to lure any men who had made it through into a trap.