The disappointment at Dunkirk, although its affects were not felt suddenly, was distinctly "the afternoon that Hitler lost the war." British and French officials noticing the devastating force Germany was becom

ing after recent victories in Poland and the "mutual non-aggression pact" signed with military mass Russia, proclaimed war against their sworn enemy. France was amply prepared for their neighbouring rival, protecting their borders with "the Maginot Line" a series of concrete structures costing "France $ 1 billion and consuming over 26 million cubic feet of cement." In an outstanding strategic move, the German generals anticipated the resistance that would be encountered in a foreshadowed attack, and made their way through the Ardennes Forest, thought by the French "to be impenetrable, especially by armour units." "The swift declaration of Belgian neutrality came as a shock for the French and British," and were unable to counteract the marching military force, which would eventually mark all the way to the West Coast. The floundering and frantic heterogeneous army of French soldiers and the British Expeditionary Force were heavily retreating from the destructive damage being captured or dying would cause. The scurrying army was continuously being bullied "into a pocket around the town of Dunkirk," and all seemed lost for the freedom fighters. The hour of reckoning was near and "the order came to halt all advances against Dunkirk." All were confused including General Ewald von Kleist who "estimated the city and its port could be his in less than one day." The German troops were in exemplary position and "had only to move forward and push the allied troops into the sea." This unexpected halt in advancement from the hungry predator in pursuit of its cowering prey, allowed 365 000 men, "nearly the entire British force," to be successfully evacuated. Possibilities for the reason for this unforeseeable error were surfacing from every watchful eye that was in attendance to view this epic story of war. One widely supported theory developed was the belief that peace could be accomplished if Hitler were to spare the lives of countless British soldiers. He greatly admired the British, and "was willing to share domination of the world with the British." Had the Germans not committed such a grand mistake the possibilities could have been endless, and the world could have been under the rule of different colours. Had the British been captured, for the Germans it would be only a matter of who was next to be conquered. A virtually defenceless England would be first on their hit list, for "further resistance would have been difficult." Like a lion with a thorn in his paw, a submissive England would be ripe for attack, and German forces would have marched easily into London. With no other distractions the Third Reich could concentrate "the entirety of the German military might" against Russia. With ample manpower, and technological weaponry supplied from their conquered countries, it would have been bleak for the frozen nation. German Europe and ally Japan would be against the world, and not even the mighty U.S. would have been able to slow down the Germans to reach their eventual

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