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What would have happened if the waffen ss had captured the port of Antwerp?
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They would have seized the port and perhaps may have used it as a submarine base ( Kriegsmarine here, there were no maritime SS branches- except for Propaganda purposes before the war). The Germans were keen on the idea of using submarines to launch guided missiles- a tactic way ahead of its time- and the idea was stealth- they would be difficult to locate- would only have to surface a few minutes to launch the missile, then could take evasive action at will. It is known the occupied Low Countries- such as Belgium were used for launch sites for V-l guided bombs and possibly V-2 missiles as well.
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