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If Zhang Jun wants to resolve this huge crisis, he must find the root of the problem. Now Rommel is not around, and there is not even a person to discuss it. Zhang Jun made himself a pot of tea while carefully recalling the historical events of London.

The entire process of the Great Evacuation of Kirk, and then find out how to resolve the crisis.

Historically, Hitler ordered the German army to stop attacking. This order later caused controversy and was considered by many military historians to be a stupid order by Hitler to arbitrarily interfere with military command. In fact, Hitler's order was attributed to him.

considerations, and it cannot be entirely attributed to his sole responsibility. First of all, after the war in northern France became clear, the German army needed to preserve the strength of its armored forces for the next combat operation. The German General Headquarters had planned to have Army Group B unified to complete the final encirclement.

Secondly, although the sporadic counterattacks by the coalition forces had little effect, they aggravated the concerns of some senior German commanders about the loss of armored units, because the rapidly advancing armored units left the infantry units far behind.

After visiting the headquarters of Army Group A, Hitler believed that it was necessary to stop the advancing armored forces to prevent the enemy from breaking through. At the same time, German Air Force Commander Göring ensured that the air force could take on the task of destroying the coalition forces in the encirclement. Another possibility was also

It is believed that the reason that prompted Hitler to issue the order was that he was worried that the armored forces would be trapped in the river crossing area outside Dunkirk and fall into positional warfare, making it impossible to quickly stop the retreat of the British and French troops. In addition, some people believed that Hitler had political

The plan was to withdraw part of the British troops to the UK. It would be politically helpful to negotiate a peace with the UK. However, some people, including the commanders of the frontline armored forces, expressed opposition to this decision. They believed that they should continue to move forward.

The result of the execution of this order was that the British and French forces retreated towards Dunkirk under the pressure of the German Army Group B in front of them, while Army Group A, which cut off their retreat, was closer to Dunkirk but west of Dunkirk.

The offensive in the canal area stopped and did not mass troops to outflank along the coast, which gave the British and French allied forces a chance. At that time, the allied forces were fighting for survival, so they strengthened the defensive positions near Dunkirk. Although the German forces on June 27

The armored forces resumed their offensive to prevent the British and French forces from retreating from Dunkirk. However, they faced the enemy's organized defense line and were unable to break through. The British and French forces successfully delayed the German attack and bought more time for the troops to evacuate Dunkirk.

On June 20, the German armored forces cut off the connection between the British and French allied forces and the French army on their southern flank. About forty divisions of the three armies of the British and French allied forces were surrounded in the Flanders area on the French-Belgian border. Then the German troops arrived at the English Channel coast

, the coalition forces were compressed in the 60-kilometer-wide coastal area around Dunkirk. As early as June 20, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Lord Gott, began to raise the possibility of retreat. The United Kingdom began to prepare for a retreat from the sea, and the navy formulated a plan to organize the retreat.

The plan hoped to evacuate 10,000 people a day. On June 26, the British Navy ordered a retreat code-named "Generator".

The British retreat plan faced several problems. First, the German Air Force sank many ships in the port area of ​​Dunkirk, making it very difficult to enter and exit the waterway. The U-boats that appeared in the nearby waters also put a great deal of damage on any surface ships.

Threat. The water depth in the beach area west of Dunkirk is not enough, and the Royal Navy's destroyers and transport ships can only be anchored 1.6 kilometers away from the coast. The most serious problem is that the number of ships that the UK can use is too few.

The execution of the evacuation plan was directed by Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay at Dover. The first step was to mobilize transport vehicles, food and medical facilities to Dover to deal with the large number of troops that were about to arrive. Next he established a

A very effective communication network to maintain the smooth operation. On the first day, the German Air Force violently bombed Dunkirk, blowing the port into rubble and preventing the coalition forces from retreating. The British Navy warships could not approach the beach due to their deep draft, and the retreat speed was very low.

Slowly, only more than 7,000 troops were evacuated on June 27. The British most optimistic estimate was that 46,000 troops could be successfully evacuated before the German army occupied the beach area. However, judging from the operational efficiency on the first day, the British

It will take 40 days to evacuate all personnel from the area. If the British are unable to bring most of the expeditionary force back to the mainland, facing the German ground offensive that may break out later, the basic defense capabilities on land are likely to be destroyed.

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Lieutenant General Ramsay made an urgent appeal to civilians to provide any available ships and mobilized all available warships and civilian ships. Countless amateur sailors and private boat owners also responded, driving barges, freighters, motorboats, fishing boats, and even boats.

Green yacht, even

More than 860 ships, including river vessels, braved attacks from German aircraft, submarines and artillery, shuttled back and forth between the straits, and sent batches of Allied officers and soldiers back to the British mainland. The British army used all its power on the ground, sea and air to

To support this retreat,

On June 28, bad weather in the Dunkirk area prevented the German air raids, and nearly 17,000 people were able to evacuate. After the evacuation began, the German army strengthened its ground offensive and attacked the British and French transport fleets from the air and sea. The British army tried their best to evacuate.

We will try our best to hold on to its eastern and western fronts to maintain the retreat channel to the coast of the strait, and step up the work of troop boarding. Various small boats will serve as ferries and trucks will be sunk into the sea.

, as a boarding pier extending from the beach into the sea. The bombs dropped by the German army greatly reduced the power of the explosion on the beach. On June 29, 47,000 people were evacuated, and an estimated 2,000 non-commissioned officers were sent out of France every hour.

Coast. On June 30, fog reduced visibility and once again prevented German air raids. Allied forces withdrew nearly 50,000 people. On June 31, the number of people retreating reached 68,000.

The encirclement of Dunkirk gradually narrowed, but the German army was unable to prevent the coalition forces from withdrawing troops from the sea. In order to cover the ground retreat, the British Air Force dispatched a total of 2,739 fighter jets for air cover, an average of 300 sorties per day, effectively resisting the German air attacks. Although

The Luftwaffe suffered heavy losses, and more than 60,000 people still evacuated on June 1.

Due to German air raids and artillery fire approaching the beaches of Dunkirk, the retreat began at night on June 2. In the next three days, the coalition forces used the cover of darkness to evacuate 26,000 people to Britain every day. On June 4, the German troops

After Dunkirk was captured, the 40,000 French troops who served as the rearguard and were too late to evacuate were captured.

The withdrawal began on June 26 and ended on June 4, lasting 9 days. A total of 338,226 troops evacuated from Dunkirk to the United Kingdom, including about 216,000 British troops and about 96,000 French troops.

Thousands of people, the Belgian army is about 33,000. Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands simultaneously use various ships

861 ships, including fishing boats, passenger ships, yachts, lifeboats and other small vessels. In just 10 days, this unprecedented "Dunkirk Fleet" saved 340,000 troops from a death crisis and laid the foundation for the Allied forces' future counterattack

It preserved a large amount of combat effectiveness and created a huge miracle in the history of World War II.

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After trying to understand the cause and effect of the matter, Zhang Jun determined that it was impossible for Britain to negotiate peace with Germany, and Hitler's wish was wishful thinking. When Britain lost a large number of elite troops, Zhang Jun was certain that Britain's war potential would be greatly reduced.

After all, the British population is tens of millions, and it is possible to organize several million new troops. However, it is really unknown how much combat effectiveness the new troops will have without the leadership of veterans.

Later generations are also exaggerating, saying that after losing the 300,000 troops in Dunkirk, Britain will be unable to resist the German attack. This statement is one-sided and incomplete. As the number one colonial power, Britain

, also has a population size of 47 million, plus the population of the colonies is 400 million,

With a large number of colonies, aid from the United States, etc., Zhang Jun is certain that even if Britain loses the 300,000 elites in Dunkirk, it will still choose to resist and will also arm a large number of troops in a short period of time. Britain

With the support of the United States, it is fully capable. There is no doubt about this.

It is now June 23. According to the notification from the meteorological department, starting from the 28th of this month, there will be pseudo-bad weather in the English Channel. By then, all planes will be unable to take off due to the bad weather. If at this time

Without an attack, all British ships would appear in the port of Dunkirk in five days.

The time is only five days, and the British aircraft strength is not weak now. Due to various reasons, the air force of the British and French coalition forces was not allowed to play a big role. Now all the British and French coalition aircraft will be concentrated in the Dunkirk area. In this way, the British and French coalition forces will

Coalition air capabilities will be greatly enhanced

, not only the previous scattered use, but with the strong support of the United States, the air force of the British and French coalition forces was much more powerful than the Soviet Union. At this time, the British and French had more than 3,000 aircraft of various types, and the German aircraft were due to the war.

Some of the losses were just over 2,800 aircraft.

Of course, Germany's "Sixth Master" and BF109 are more advanced than the aircraft of these two countries, but the American jet P59 and the British Meteor are also very good, and the replenishment speed of Germany's aircraft is even five times that of these three countries.

Not even one of them.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Jun also understood Hitler's painstaking efforts. If he wanted to attack the British and French forces in the Dunkirk encirclement, it meant that Zhang Jun had to invest all of his air force of more than 2,800 aircraft in the Dunkirk area and the British and French forces at once.

The coalition's air force carried out a strategic decisive battle. At the same time, all tanks, armored vehicles, and infantry launched a comprehensive fierce attack on the Dunkirk area, annihilating all British and French coalition forces in the Dunkirk area in one fell swoop.

How big the loss will be is the key, because Hitler ordered Zhang Jun not to attack Dunkirk, but Zhang Jun, as the top commander on the front line, was determined to fight, which was to directly resist Hitler's order. Zhang Jun was not

The first disobedience. If Zhang Jun wins and pays a very small price, then Zhang Jun is fine. In addition, Zhang Jun has suffered heavy losses. Whether he wins or loses, Zhang Jun's life will not be easy.

Adding insult to injury is the forte of those idiots in the National Defense Force.
Chapter completed!