German air reconnaissance had reported that roads west of Antwerp were clear and many people were moving north towards the frontier, which was assumed to mean that the Belgian army was not trying to escape to the west.
Tysk luftrekognoscering havde rapporteret, at vejene vest for Antwerpen var ryddede og at mange folk var på vej nordpå mod grænsen, hvilket blev antaget at betyde, at den belgiske hær ikke forsøgte at undslippe mod vest.