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Dunkirk. As Hitler has saved British from a shame
On May 10, 1940 the German troops began scale offensive at Holland, Belgium and France at the same time. In the north Germans struck the distracting blow, the main forces bypassed the Mazhino line and began advance to the southwest through Ardennes deep into of France and to the north to English Channel.
Under shocks of Germans allied troops were rolled away to the coast almost without showing resistance, except for rare combat-capable subdividings. Roadsides of roads were complete of the thrown technique: tanks, tools, trucks — the German trophy commands do not cope any more. The victory of Germans becomes a matter of time, before British the perspective loomed to lose the army.
Already on May 18 the commander of the British forwarding casing lord John Stendish Surtees Prendergast Verker Gort reported on command that the only way to save army is an evacuation through English Channel. Advancing the response from London, he began to prepare independently a withdrawal for the single suitable port with all necessary infrastructure — to English Channel.
Two days later in Dover the headquarters of evacuation which was headed by the admiral Bertram Ramsey were created. Operation received the name of Dynamo.
Miracle from Hitler
British tried to save situation and even organized several counter attacks with assistance of the French tanks. On May 21 they even managed to discard parts of the 4th army of Wehrmacht on several kilometers, the truth by the evening Germans, having tightened attack aircraft, could return the line items.
Also counter attack against the tank casing of Ewald von Kleist which occupied on May 22 Boulogne was not crowned with success.
By the evening on May 24 the German tanks rushed on streets of Calais — large port to the west of Dunkirk to which there were only 16 km.
And here they appeared for two days before the main forces of allies, Germans could enter the defenseless city and to occupy the last harbor, having cut off the British from the sea and having deprived of them a possibility of evacuation.
But instead Hitler issues well-known "stop order", forbidding troops further approach. The general Heinz Guderian recalled that, having heard it, "we lost a speech power".
The general Halder tried to dispute Hitler's decision, but the Fuhrer refused to accept any arguments. Moreover, for monitoring of performance of the order the Fuhrer sent to the front of the personal officers of communication. Entrusted to be at war with British to Goering and his Luftwaffe.
Why Hitler made such decision, historians argue still. Some read that the Fuhrer wanted to save tanks, others — that to make the peace with England, the third — that was afraid of heavy losses — the allies locked by the sea would fight for certain with rage of fateful.
