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Zhang Jun’s character was impossible not to fight. On the morning of June 23, Zhang Jun, who had not slept all night, sent a telegram to Hitler:

"The great and sacred head of state, Commander-in-Chief of the Western Front, Zhang Jun, reported that the Ministry of Staff has decided to launch a final and devastating battle against the British and French forces in the Dunkirk area on June 23, 1940. If they fail to win or suffer heavy losses,

, the staff is willing to take the blame and resign.

Long live Germany, long live the Führer.”

When Hitler saw Zhang Jun's telegram, he was furious. His "little carrot head" couldn't understand him. It seemed that this kid couldn't show his illustrious military exploits if he didn't disobey orders. Hitler didn't reply to Zhang Jun's telegram. That meant clearly.

, you kid can do whatever you want, I can't protect you if something happens.

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At eight o'clock in the morning on June 23, Germany's two million troops on the Western Front, excluding the troops used to guard other directions, totaled 1.5 million troops, more than 2,400 tanks, and more than 3,000 aircraft aimed at London.

Kirk launched a full-scale attack.

The air force and the infantry basically launched the attack at the same time. Catherine divided her fleet into three groups and continued to attack and bombard the Dunkirk area. The other two groups rested and took on security duties at the same time. When the first wave of attacks was completed,

The second wave begins.

Not to be outdone, the British and French forces gathered all the fighter jets from both countries that could participate in the war, and bombers launched a counterattack against Germany's air and ground forces. The largest air battle in world history broke out. More than 5,000 aircraft from both sides surrounded Dunkirk.

A fierce aerial duel took place within an area of ​​several hundred kilometers from the Croatian side.

The number of German aircraft is slightly less than that of the British and French Allied Forces. However, the performance of German aircraft is superior to that of the British and French Allied Forces, and its combat experience is unmatched by the British and French Allied Forces. Therefore, the aircraft losses of the British and French Allied Forces are two to three times that of Germany.

There are planes emitting thick smoke falling from the sky at any time. The roar of the planes is deafening. The bullets and shells fired from the planes shuttle through the air, drawing orange-red trajectories.

The fighting in the air was in full swing, and the fighting on the ground was even more earth-shattering. Zhang Jun's strategic intention was very clear. Your British and French air force is almost the same as mine, but the more than 300,000 troops you are surrounded will definitely not be as good as mine.

Opponents of expensive and advanced armies, these British and French aircraft came to join the battle in the Dunkirk area just to save these British and French armies.

Then I will eat your troops surrounded in the Dunkirk area in one go, and your motivation to fight will disappear. In addition, both sides now have jet fighters, so Zhang Jun and the British and French coalition forces do not dare to act rashly.

To field its own strategic bomber force, the B-29 was simply too expensive and scarce to withstand huge losses.

The offensive mission of Flanders's 17th Armored Division is to attack the port of Dunkirk along the English coastline. Flanders' attack area has a lot of sand and soft soil, and Flanders' copycat Type 99 tanks are too heavy.

It was so large that it was very difficult to advance. As a result, Flanders's Panzer IV tank was originally used as a auxiliary attack, but now it became the main attack.

As for the British and French coalition forces in the Dunkirk area, they saw how fiercely the planes in the sky were strangulating. In fact, this also boosted the morale of the British and French coalition forces in a disguised manner, which was about to collapse. Instead, these British and French coalition forces had the mentality of fighting even if they were trapped.

You must know that the anti-tank methods of the British and French coalition forces at this time were much better than those of the Soviet Union. The "Bazooka" was the most effective means for infantry to deal with tanks. The more than ten No. 4 tanks of Flanders rushing in front were right in front of them.

All the British and French forces were lost under the fierce attack and turned into piles of burning bonfires.

Flanders had no choice but to order his infantry troops to collect wood or dead grass, and lay a passage under the imitation Type 99 tank, so that the speed of Flanders' heavy armor group could be increased.

Slow down, just slow down. Flanders did not dare to charge recklessly with the No. 4 tank. The copycat 99 tank, with the No. 4 tank and armored vehicles, slowly advanced towards the British and French allied forces' positions. Flanders launched the attack from

The location was only thirty kilometers from the seaport of Dunkirk. Guderian's order to Flanders was that the front line must be attacked for only ten kilometers every day.

For this attack distance, Flanders can easily complete it. The direct flight regiment, which did not play a big role in the early stage, is now hovering over Flanders' armored forces. As long as the British and French forces opposite Flanders have a relatively strong defense

, or anti-tank artillery, these direct flight regiments will be hit by a burst of 150 mm caliber rockets.

Now the British and French coalition forces are complaining. The soft land is not conducive to the assault of Flanders' armored forces. However, the British and French defenses are also unable to be built very strong. A 150 mm caliber rocket will collapse when it explodes.

A large area of ​​trenches. In this case, even if the British and French forces were eager to jump over the wall, they would not be able to defeat the Flanders armored forces.

Therefore, Flanders' troops generally moved slowly, only occasionally firing a few cannons. The main battles were fought by the direct flight regiments in the air. After the direct flight regiments bombed, they waited for the imitation Type 99 tanks to attack.

After the group crushed the British and French allied forces' positions, the remaining British and French allied forces fought for several times.

After issuing the "Bazooka", they will find that the "Bazooka" in their hands cannot penetrate the front of the imitation Type 99 tank at all. These British and French forces have given up and can only surrender with their hands raised high.

"The trapped beast still fights" in front of absolute strength, everything is dregs.

One and a half million German troops surrounded and annihilated more than 300,000 British and French coalition forces. As long as Zhang Jun dared to make up his mind, the fate of the British and French coalition forces could not be reversed. Although the coalition's air force was fighting hard, the ground war was one-sided.

, making their efforts in vain, because the British and French coalition forces simply cannot obtain absolute air supremacy in the Dunkirk area. As long as they fly within 100 kilometers of the Dunkirk area, German planes will come immediately.

Then a fierce air battle broke out between the two sides. The British and French air forces could only passively fight. Even if they wanted to support their infantry, it was impossible. Under such circumstances, what could the British do to save their troops? There was no way.

Zhang Jun could not give Britain and France the slightest chance. More than one million troops attacked the defense lines of the British and French coalition forces in the Dunkirk area from all sides. On June 25, Flanders arrived at the Dunkirk harbor. At noon on June 26

, completely occupied the port of Dunkirk, and the last door of escape for the British and French forces was closed.

On June 27, all the British and French forces in the Dunkirk area surrendered. British Prime Minister Churchill was so anxious that his head turned gray overnight. On the morning of June 28, he delivered the shortest and most famous one-minute speech in the Houses of Parliament.

:

"The first is, never give up; the second is never, the third is, never, never, never give up!"

After his speech, Churchill walked off the stage!

Churchill's speech is known as the famous one-minute speech abroad. It is also the most successful and influential speech among many foreign politicians. Although it was short-lived, it is called a "classic" in the history of world speeches.

do"!

Churchill's one-minute speech was completed, and after a moment of silence in the venue, the audience suddenly burst into warm applause!

"Never give up, never, never give up!"

These few and a dozen words embody the charm and power of the speech, as well as the charm and power of human nature. In our world, there are only people and specific people who truly understand "never give up".

Only those who have participated in practice without being knocked down can make such a voice on the podium, make such wonderful speeches, and truly understand the core and life of "never give up"!

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The devastating assault carried out by the German army in Belgium and northern France wiped out the entire Belgian army. Thirty French divisions and nine British divisions also ceased to exist. The new French commander Maxim Weygand pieced together 49 divisions.

Together with the two British divisions, three armies (the 6th, 7th, and 10th Armies) were organized to form the Weygand Defense Line of about 300 miles from east to west along the Somme and Aisne rivers, with 17 divisions guarding the horses.

Chino Line. Two lines of defense connected together in an attempt to prevent the German army from moving south.

After the German army occupied the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and northern France, the German high command formulated the second phase of the French campaign code-named the Red Plan. This plan required the German army to move south and completely defeat France. The German army had 137 divisions.

There are many, and its two armies A and B were quickly deployed. Army Group B (with 6 armored divisions) is the right wing, and it implements a breakthrough towards the Somme River; Rundstedt Army Group A (with 10 armored divisions) is the left wing.

A frontal assault on the Aisne River.

On July 3, 1940, the Luftwaffe launched a violent bombardment of French airports and rear areas. At dawn on July 5, 1940, Guderian's Army Group B took the lead in launching a full-line attack on the right wing. On the same day, Flanders' 7th Armored Division

Be the first to cross the Somme River. On July 7, 1940, the Flanders Division cut off the French 10th Army defending the Abbeville-Amiens line, allowing other German divisions to rush forward through this gap. 1940

On July 8, 1940, the Flanders Division arrived at the Seine River. On July 10, 1940, Flanders turned north again and rushed 50 miles in one breath, targeting the coastline. It reached its destination that night and cut off the main line.

The retreat route of the French 9th Army and the British 51st Division towards the coast.

These troops were forced to surrender to Flanders on July 12, 1940. After Army Group B launched the attack, Army Group A of Rundstedt on the left also launched a cross-river offensive on the Aisne River on June 9, 1940.

That night, the 1st Armored Division of Guderian's Armored Corps forcibly crossed the Aisne River. On July 10, 1940, Guderian's Corps defeated the French Armored Corps and broke through the right wing of the French 6th Army. After that, Guderian sent his troops

Going south, the long road went straight into seemingly uninhabited territory. Groups of French prisoners threw their guns to the Germans in despair and put them under the tanks to crush them. Weigang later wrote with a heavy heart, which made him "most moved."

What is shocking is that the German tanks and aircraft have created a psychological phenomenon of fear in French soldiers. This can be regarded as the greatest success of the German army."
Chapter completed!