It is an episode that evokes the debate even today. On the evening of May 9, 1940, German forces attacked the Netherlands, the decline of which could not prevent the French troops even as British ones.
Allies were so impossible to stem the advance of "PANZERA" German en through Ardene's on May 14. 6 days later, the soldiers of the Third Reich arrived practically side by isolating their opponents there.
If the Germans would have attacked at that moment in Dunkirk, the British army would have received a crushing blow, while the French will be completely annihilated. But Adolf Hitler ordered his general General Gerd von Rundstedt, to deter attack.
380,000 British and French soldiers were evacuated from 27 May to 3 June 1940. As with warships, as well as by other means involving floating up and tourist boats.
Rescuing these men, that Winston Churchill n for a miracle, has attracted the attention of director Christopher Nolan. His latest film "Operation Dynamo", recounts the drama of those days. Despite huge losses, the operation was a success.
Alongside Tom Hardy's, and Mark Rylance, the film debuts in Harry Styles of the band "One Direction".
Reasons for the decision of Hitler's bizarre remain a subject of discussion. The so this gesture "sports" aimed at attracting England in talks with Germany. Others say that he wanted to make clear to his generals that he was in command, while there are also those who share the belief that the Nazi leader, suspected a trap.
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