Adhering to their consistently rigorous and meticulous approach, the Wehrmacht had scrutinized and argued every aspect of Operation "Knight Jump," considering all possible emergencies and formulating corresponding countermeasures. However, they realized only at the last moment that when hypothesizing based on their common sense, conclusions could end up very far from reality—
This was the case with not having correctly identified the most crucial target's hiding place before the mission started, as well as not having any knowledge of the local customs in Bonnevaux Town and the surrounding area, which included ignoring the local towns' habit of digging tunnels.
