“In case the preparations for embarkation can no longer be kept secret, the leaders and the troops will be deceived with fictitious objectives.”
Then Paragraph 4 on the next page, “The Occupation of Denmark,” which is given the code name of “Weserübung Süd”:
“The task of Group XXI: Occupation by surprise of Jutland and of Fünen immediately after occupation of Zealand.
“Added to this, having secured the most important places, the group will break through as quickly as possible from Fünen to Skagen and to the east coast.”
Then there follow other instructions with regard to the operation. Paragraph 5:
“Occupation of Norway, ‘Weserübung Nord’ ”:
“The task of the Group XXI: Capture by surprise of the most important places on the coast by sea and airborne operations.