Comments by "Winston Smith" (@kryts27) on "The Dunkirk Halt Order: An Alternative Hypothesis" video.

  1. I don't agree with the analysis that Tic put forward, except that it makes more sense than "we're all Aryan brothers" nonsense proposed by Halder and Rundstedt. I strongly suspect that the halt order was given; 1. Because of the end of the logistics train that the the Panzers found themselves and needed time resupplying initially and 2. The French Army in the Dunkirk sector fought more skilfully there in a non-outflankable defense than the Germans had so far expected or received and so the Panzers attempted pushing forward after a scant few days of refitting, but without sufficient infanty and artillery units to overwhelm a well-prepared French Army defense in depth around the Dunkirk perimeter. Having been knowingly been defeated by the French in this critical action, which failed to prevent the British Army from evacuating Dunkirk (as well as some French soldiers), Rundstedt and Halder et al. Then later lied about the Halt Order, that erstwhile pushed the blame onto the dead Hitler's shoulders (again), and not about it being an actual battlefield defeat of the German Army in the offense in this sector (on their part to save face etc.), by the French Army at that critical time. Note that the French surrender was not signed until June 22, from which date the remaining French Army would cease fighting. Note that the last troops were evacuated from Dunkirk by June 4, when it was finally taken by the Germans, nearly 3 weeks before the armistice was signed.
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