Why didn't The Germans attack at Dunkirk?
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Date: 2023-12-16
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-WJack97224
The war would have likely lasted another year or two but the end would have been the same. War is immoral if it is entered by those without -clean hands- and leaders of the nations surely lacked them. The Germans failed to heed the knowledge of Sun Tzu and Carl von Clausewitz. The Germans were up against demographics, shortage of petroleum, logistics and insecure communications. The war was lost before it began. Politics is violence and manmade political governments are the bane and pain of mankind; they are not Christian; they are Satan's rot, no matter their makes, models or flavors.
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The war would have likely lasted another year or two but the end would have been the same. War is immoral if it is entered by those without -clean hands- and leaders of the nations surely lacked them. The Germans failed to heed the knowledge of Sun Tzu and Carl von Clausewitz. The Germans were up against demographics, shortage of petroleum, logistics and insecure communications. The war was lost before it began. Politics is violence and manmade political governments are the bane and pain of mankind; they are not Christian; they are Satan's rot, no matter their makes, models or flavors.
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-glenirwin1110
The Germans broke through so fast they had no plans to wipe out the British. The German high command was horrified when their troops moved north, away from the French. They lost the battle of the Marne in 1914 because they had too many troops diverted north to deal with the Belgians. They were not going to make that mistake twice. They deemed the large French army to be the threat, not the tiny British army. The British weren't going anywhere anyway. That they managed to pull off the evacuation was one of the greatest millitary feats off all time.
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The Germans broke through so fast they had no plans to wipe out the British. The German high command was horrified when their troops moved north, away from the French. They lost the battle of the Marne in 1914 because they had too many troops diverted north to deal with the Belgians. They were not going to make that mistake twice. They deemed the large French army to be the threat, not the tiny British army. The British weren't going anywhere anyway. That they managed to pull off the evacuation was one of the greatest millitary feats off all time.
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-thomridgeway1438
Sun Tzu wrote in The Art of War,
-When you surround an army, leave an outlet free.
This does not mean that the enemy is to be allowed to escape.
it is to make him believe that there is a road to safety, and thus prevent his fighting with the courage of despair. '
Perhaps at Dunkirk, the Germans took 'The Art Of War' too literally and seriously. If so, it goes to show you don't read books on war strategy from two and half thousand years ago. It's not applicable.
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Sun Tzu wrote in The Art of War,
-When you surround an army, leave an outlet free.
This does not mean that the enemy is to be allowed to escape.
it is to make him believe that there is a road to safety, and thus prevent his fighting with the courage of despair. '
Perhaps at Dunkirk, the Germans took 'The Art Of War' too literally and seriously. If so, it goes to show you don't read books on war strategy from two and half thousand years ago. It's not applicable.
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-lightguard9638
It is clear that the keyboard warriors in the comments are clearly more courageous than the men and women that fought back then! Even in the face of defeat, without hope, most of them fought while today, in the face of a surgical mask, a lot of people were defeated and screeching like if it were the end of the world! Just ignore the keyboard warriors, and remember those that fought during those wars.
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It is clear that the keyboard warriors in the comments are clearly more courageous than the men and women that fought back then! Even in the face of defeat, without hope, most of them fought while today, in the face of a surgical mask, a lot of people were defeated and screeching like if it were the end of the world! Just ignore the keyboard warriors, and remember those that fought during those wars.
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-taylornox
Every video i see on this topic always leave out about the 40-50k soldiers that came from the Maginot line to flank the Germans at Dunkirk then continued to pull German troops away from it through France all the way back to St Valery where they were eventually surrounded by Rommel and killed or captured.
It's no wonder they are always referred to as the Forgotten of Dunkirk.
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Every video i see on this topic always leave out about the 40-50k soldiers that came from the Maginot line to flank the Germans at Dunkirk then continued to pull German troops away from it through France all the way back to St Valery where they were eventually surrounded by Rommel and killed or captured.
It's no wonder they are always referred to as the Forgotten of Dunkirk.
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-TroxlerJ
Paris fell AFTER Dunkirk. The French Army was on its heels, and trying to stabilize its lines. War is chaotic and with many unknowns. It would have made sense to keep units available for the attack on Paris, just in case. -- During WWI, Paris was saved by a near miracle. The Germans would have remembered this.
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Paris fell AFTER Dunkirk. The French Army was on its heels, and trying to stabilize its lines. War is chaotic and with many unknowns. It would have made sense to keep units available for the attack on Paris, just in case. -- During WWI, Paris was saved by a near miracle. The Germans would have remembered this.
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-steventanner34
The obvious answer seems to be the nazis knew they had the allies bottled up at Dunkirk and Calais with zero chance of escape. The nazis felt they had time to regroup their over extended supply lines. Who could have anticipated that a fleet of small boats would rescue the troops at Dunkirk?
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The obvious answer seems to be the nazis knew they had the allies bottled up at Dunkirk and Calais with zero chance of escape. The nazis felt they had time to regroup their over extended supply lines. Who could have anticipated that a fleet of small boats would rescue the troops at Dunkirk?
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-marcdc6809
my guess? I think the Germans saw themselves as invincible at this point.
On the other hand, when you look at English military operations, 'unprepared' is not in their dictionary. they'll give you their best, even on the retreat.
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my guess? I think the Germans saw themselves as invincible at this point.
On the other hand, when you look at English military operations, 'unprepared' is not in their dictionary. they'll give you their best, even on the retreat.
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-FiveNineO
The British have been the boss of Europe since Napoleon lost. France has accepted this fact. Germany after being destroyed twice has also accepted this fact. Those once proud countries are now but vassals of the Anglo-Saxon empire
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The British have been the boss of Europe since Napoleon lost. France has accepted this fact. Germany after being destroyed twice has also accepted this fact. Those once proud countries are now but vassals of the Anglo-Saxon empire
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-AlbaHistory
If it wasn't for the French and a few Scottish regiments dunkirk would have been worse the French and some Scottish regiments held the germans off as long as they could at the battle of Le Paradis, 30 miles from Dunkirk
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If it wasn't for the French and a few Scottish regiments dunkirk would have been worse the French and some Scottish regiments held the germans off as long as they could at the battle of Le Paradis, 30 miles from Dunkirk
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-superpantman
I don't think the German's probably thought the Brits could evacuate quite as quickly as they did. There is also the problem of what to do with over 300, 000 PoWs captured in one go with your forces already stretched.
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I don't think the German's probably thought the Brits could evacuate quite as quickly as they did. There is also the problem of what to do with over 300, 000 PoWs captured in one go with your forces already stretched.
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knowledgia
I've been studying, reading French languages and culture for ears now and I can never find 3 English words that translate into French 'Stand and fight! ' 2, 017 words for run, hide, we surrender. Strange that isn't it.
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I've been studying, reading French languages and culture for ears now and I can never find 3 English words that translate into French 'Stand and fight! ' 2, 017 words for run, hide, we surrender. Strange that isn't it.
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-Itsunobaka
-dunkirk was a turning point for the war-
-looks at the number of people evacuated at dunkirk- 300-400k
-looks at the number of people who died in the soviet union- 27 million
um. uhuh. okay.
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-dunkirk was a turning point for the war-
-looks at the number of people evacuated at dunkirk- 300-400k
-looks at the number of people who died in the soviet union- 27 million
um. uhuh. okay.
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-Balgore8
So we don't actually know? Crazy. I think poor strategy. Kind of like a bonnie prince Charlie situation. They didn't know they had the advantage and numbers, and erred on the side of caution.
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So we don't actually know? Crazy. I think poor strategy. Kind of like a bonnie prince Charlie situation. They didn't know they had the advantage and numbers, and erred on the side of caution.
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-slydEvil35
Germany was the guy who had one chance to get the hottest girl but thought he had it in the bag so he didn-t make the move since he figured he could ask her out next week. Too late.
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Germany was the guy who had one chance to get the hottest girl but thought he had it in the bag so he didn-t make the move since he figured he could ask her out next week. Too late.
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-ncander64
Because, the French Army, along with remnants of the British Expeditionary Force, fought a fighting retreat, savaging many German units while suffering heavy casualties.
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Because, the French Army, along with remnants of the British Expeditionary Force, fought a fighting retreat, savaging many German units while suffering heavy casualties.
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-kennethpaquin8574
The turning point of the war was not at Dunkirk. It was not even in the west. It was in the east at Stalingrad with the surrender of Paulus's Army Group B.
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The turning point of the war was not at Dunkirk. It was not even in the west. It was in the east at Stalingrad with the surrender of Paulus's Army Group B.
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knowledgia
Almighty God heard the prayers of the British people, when our good King George the 6th, called the Nation to prayer. AMEN. Winifred Thompson. Northern Ireland.
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Almighty God heard the prayers of the British people, when our good King George the 6th, called the Nation to prayer. AMEN. Winifred Thompson. Northern Ireland.
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-tonyz7216
You will explain to the families of the 15, 000 French soldiers who died defending the Dunkirk perimeter that the -Germans did not attack at Dunkirk-.
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You will explain to the families of the 15, 000 French soldiers who died defending the Dunkirk perimeter that the -Germans did not attack at Dunkirk-.
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-StevenRhistory
Nice, dancing around the nearly two dozen peace appeals from AH.
I-m sure that had nothing to do with his hesitation in knocking out the BEF
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Nice, dancing around the nearly two dozen peace appeals from AH.
I-m sure that had nothing to do with his hesitation in knocking out the BEF
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-bruceburns1672
There is a greater question than why didn't the Germans attack, its why didn't the French and British stand and fight like their fathers did.
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There is a greater question than why didn't the Germans attack, its why didn't the French and British stand and fight like their fathers did.
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-terracewalker8919
The Germans had an amphetamine come down after days and nights of no sleep and speed euforia. If you-ve ever experienced it you-ll know.
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The Germans had an amphetamine come down after days and nights of no sleep and speed euforia. If you-ve ever experienced it you-ll know.
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-SagaraUrz
Did you know that there was a second British Expeditionary force sent after Dunkirk into France? Why is it so hard to find info about this?
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Did you know that there was a second British Expeditionary force sent after Dunkirk into France? Why is it so hard to find info about this?
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-charleslloyd4253
Why the Germans did not attack? Tell that to the boats, ships and solders. Being ponded by artillery and dive bombers on the beach.
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Why the Germans did not attack? Tell that to the boats, ships and solders. Being ponded by artillery and dive bombers on the beach.
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-marcoferreira3832
See guys all these deadly wars we had in Europe is the reason we need the euro cup and Eurovision to settle our patriotic needs -
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See guys all these deadly wars we had in Europe is the reason we need the euro cup and Eurovision to settle our patriotic needs -
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knowledgia
Failure to destroy the Allies in Dunkirk.
Failure to destroy carriers in Pacific.
Main reasons why the Axis lost the upperhand.
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Failure to destroy the Allies in Dunkirk.
Failure to destroy carriers in Pacific.
Main reasons why the Axis lost the upperhand.
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-johnpinke784
The Panzer(s) were worn down and needed for Paris and the infantry had gone 3-4 days day and night on Meth.
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The Panzer(s) were worn down and needed for Paris and the infantry had gone 3-4 days day and night on Meth.
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-wayneanderton4953
I literally believe God held them off. If they attacked it would have all been over for France and UK
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I literally believe God held them off. If they attacked it would have all been over for France and UK
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knowledgia
Gr8 graphical explanation. was looking for something like this to understand the Dunkirk battle better. tq
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Gr8 graphical explanation. was looking for something like this to understand the Dunkirk battle better. tq
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