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handtohand22 · 06-08-2006, 02:10 AM

""Perhaps the battle was lost before it started and the move into Belgium was a blessing in disguise which lead the way to the area around Dunkirk remaining in allied hands long enough for evacuation.""

It has been claimed that Dunkirk remained in allied hands only because Rundstedt halted the German advance. He had lost 50% of his tanks in earlier battles and the terrain to his front did not suit tanks.
He wanted to conserve his remaining tanks for the advance to the Somme.

06-08-2006, 02:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
handtohand22 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Coleraine Co. Londonderry NI Posts: 298	""Perhaps the battle was lost before it started and the move into Belgium was a blessing in disguise which lead the way to the area around Dunkirk remaining in allied hands long enough for evacuation."" It has been claimed that Dunkirk remained in allied hands only because Rundstedt halted the German advance. He had lost 50% of his tanks in earlier battles and the terrain to his front did not suit tanks. He wanted to conserve his remaining tanks for the advance to the Somme. Last edited by handtohand22; 06-08-2006 at 02:16 AM.