Those who know a little about the history of World War II may know something about the Normandy Landing and the Pacific Campaign, so do you know the Dunkirk Retreat? This was the largest retreat during World War II. The Dunkirk retreat was carried out by the British and French allied forces, which successfully saved a large number of people and troops in the French town of Dunkirk controlled by Nazi Germany, so it was called one of the largest and most successful retreats in history.

The Great Retreat of British and French Allied Forces in Dunkirk (World War II):1940.5.26-1940.6.4.

Retreat location: French port city of Dunkirk.

Two wars: Allies: Britain, France, Belgium (soy sauce manufacturer) vs Nazi Germany.

Strength of both sides: 400,000 Allies vs 800,000 Nazi Germans.

Casualties: Allied forces killed more than 28,000 people, captured 40,000 people, Nazi Germans killed 1000 people.

Results: 400,000 troops of the British and French allied forces successfully retreated to the British mainland.

Brief introduction of Dunkirk retreat: On May 1940, Nazi Germany began to attack western European countries. At that time, Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and other countries participated in the war, with more than 3 million troops, which was not much different from Germany. However, because France's strategy was too conservative and only adopted a defensive policy, Nazi Germans bypassed France and captured Belgium and Luxembourg in an instant. Bypassing the French defense line and entering France, 400,000 troops of Britain and France were forced to retreat to the French port town of Dunkirk, so there was an action plan for Dunkirk's retreat.

Britain and France decided to retreat in order to save their military strength, but it was very difficult for 400,000 troops to retreat from Dunkirk, a small port with only tens of thousands of residents. If the Germans launch air strikes and artillery battles, the consequences will be unimaginable, and it is possible that all 40 troops will be buried here. So the British and French governments appointed a large number of crew members to participate in this retreat, and within a week, more than 30 thousand people were rescued from the fleet of miscellaneous brands. Let's take a look at the specific action plan and process.

The stupidest order from Hitler.

1940 On May 24th, the Germans pressed on Dunkirk from the west, south and east, and the nearest German tank was only 10 mile away from this port. If you fire, you can bomb the British-French allied base camp in Dunkirk. Unexpectedly, on May 24th, 1940, the Germans received Hitler's stop order. Hitler's orders puzzled the generals of the German tank forces, and guderian even sighed. Dunkirk was at his fingertips, but he was ordered to stop. The controversy caused by this order was regarded by many military historians as Hitler's stupid order to interfere with military command at will, and it was also the main reason for Dunkirk's successful retreat. So why did Hitler give such an order? Let's click on the next page to continue our understanding.

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