In the Second World War, Germany was the main country that promoted the war, not only very good at individual combat, but also the degree of equipment of the weapons in the army was also highly mobile, and there was a tactical blitzkrieg at the bottom of the pressure box, which was famous all over the world.
Germany captured Poland in just 14 days with the help of Blitzkrieg, and in May 1940 Nazi Germany began to attack Western Europe, and it was here that the well-known Dunkirk evacuation took place.
And why Hitler was able to release more than 300,000 Anglo-French troops is also very curious for everyone, and today we will talk about this matter. Nor is it that Hitler became a bodhisattva and showed great compassion, nor is it because Hitler and Churchill had a good relationship, and they were sworn enemies at that time.
In May 1940, the Germans launched an offensive against France, because the French tactics were more conservative, they always shouted but did not move, which made the German attack faster. On 21 May, German troops entered the English Channel directly, trapping nearly 400,000 Anglo-French troops in a small corner of northern France.
The Anglo-French forces hiding in the small town of Dunkirk were surrounded by the sea on one side and all three sides, and if they did not want to be completely annihilated, they had to choose to flee from the sea. On 24 May, Hitler abruptly announced a retreat, giving the Anglo-French forces enough time to retreat.
The Anglo-French forces used this time to withdraw from Dunkirk using a variety of ships, and the trapped 400,000 escaped 340,000, and the remaining tens of thousands were taken prisoner. The retreat lasted more than 10 days.
But why was Hitler's army so powerful that instead of completely wiping out the Anglo-French forces, they were given the opportunity to make a comeback?
Some people speculate that Hitler was greeting Churchill and that this is why he let them go. According to the German war arrangement, after the capture of Dunkirk, it would immediately attack the British. But Hitler did not want to go to war with Britain, and Hitler believed that the British and the Germans were equally noble.
Secondly, Britain was able to fight with Germany at that time, and the final answer may be only one, that is, Hitler did not want to go to war directly with Britain at that time, of course, this is not to say that he was afraid of Britain and Churchill, but because there are no extra troops to deal with Britain now, and when it is vacated, it will definitely fight Britain, but not now, so it is so.
There is also speculation that because German tanks were easily worn out on the ground in Dunkirk, according to the production at that time, Germany must consider the combat capability of tanks. Secondly, there was a disagreement between the Nazi top brass in the German army, and the commanders of the air force and the army were in conflict, so they were somewhat disregarding the overall situation.
What the reason is, until now can not say.