Originally Posted by Klondyke
a kind care of HitlerThe Dunkirk evacuation, and why it was a near-miracle for England and Churchill – Foreign PolicySome junior officers on the German side also were surprised. “We could not understand why we let so many get away,” recalled Hans von Luck, commander of a Panzer reconnaissance company at the time.
And so the British were able to begin their evacuation from the beaches. Even today, there are some unresolved questions about why Dunkirk went so well for the British. One group of historians argues that Hitler, still hoping for a peace settlement with the British, stopped his tanks in order, as Stephen Bungay put it, to “avoid inflicting a humiliating defeat on the British” that would make them less willing to negotiate.
The historical record is mixed, but one quite persuasive piece of evidence is that Hitler’s order stopping his ground forces was sent unencrypted, making it possible for the British to hear and understand it immediately as a kind of peace offering. Later in the war, Hitler took to complaining that he had been too nice to the British. For example, Walter Warlimont, a general in the German military headquarters, reported that Hitler stated, “Churchill was quite unable to appreciate the sporting spirit of which I have given proof by refraining from creating an irreparable breach between the British and ourselves. We did, however, refrain from annihilating them at Dunkirk.”
Indeed, after the war, German commanders being debriefed confirmed that they had been ordered to stop about eight miles outside Dunkirk. “My tanks were kept halted there for three days,” said Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt. “If I had had my way the English would not have got off so lightly. But my hands were tied by direct orders from Hitler himself.”
When one of Rundstedt’s subordinate generals told Hitler in a small meeting that he did not understand why such an order was issued, Hitler replied that “his aim was to make peace with Britain on a basis that she would regard as compatible with her honour to accept.”
Turkey are even more blatant supporters of terrorists than the USA. Why on earth should they be admitted to the EU?
^ You are right, lets call them freedom fighters
Oh, look it is a drunk northern chav ladies and gents. As we travel through the zoo you will notice that they smell awful and tend to drag their knuckles on the ground.
Be sure to clutch your valuables as the filth will stab you with a steak knife for a ten-year-old mobile..
^How lucky we are here having few esteemed members who never disappoint us with a matter-of-fact comment...
von Derleyen is one of the few EU elite that has kids. She has 7 of them.
He's a Muslim! What did you expect?
Turkey leaves female-rights treaty
President’s overnight decree protested across the country by ZEYNEP BILGINSOY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | March 21, 2021 at 4:45 a.m.
Turkey leaves female-rights treaty
Turkey president Erdogan: Women are not equal to men
24.11.2014
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said women cannot be treated as equal to men, and has accused feminists of rejecting motherhood.
"You cannot put women and men on an equal footing," he told a meeting in Istanbul. "It is against nature."
Turkey president Erdogan: Women are not equal to men - BBC News
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