the german victory in calais and the allied evacuation of dunkirk signalled german success in the north, and so most of the german forces in the north, including panzergruppe guderian were now deployed southwards to deliver the final blow to france. while the marching distances were long (250 km direct distance, with about 100 km additional distance inflicted by destroyed infrastructure), the units were given a few days of delay to reach their designated location, making for the first period of rest since the beginning of the campaign, aside from the somewhat idle day on 21 may.