Speaking of the Belgian direction, more than 200,000 Belgian troops were in front of the German Army Group B, and the Belgian troops were guarding due north of Dunkirk, but the Belgian troops suddenly surrendered.

The German Army infantry took advantage of the surrender of Belgium and attacked Dunkirk from the Belgian defense area. The Anglo-French forces saw that there were no troops to intercept, and Dunkirk was in danger!

The British 3rd Infantry Division, under the command of division commander Montgomery, skillfully highlighted the German encirclement with excellent maneuver -- the whole division was divided into 600 military vehicles, and all the military vehicles were coated with a layer of reflective paint on the reducers, illuminated by small lights hidden under the rear fenders, and the driver of the latter car used this light to follow the previous one, and the entire convoy turned off the headlights, implemented strict light control, and quietly withdrew in the night.

In order to prevent accidents, Montgomery also set up traffic pickets at intersections and corners where it was easy to get lost, and directed the convoy to march -- in this way, the 3rd Division marched 60 kilometers at night, successfully jumped out of the German encirclement, and rushed to the front of the German army in the early morning of the 28th, organized a strong defensive line, and effectively guaranteed the safety of Dunkirk.

Montgomery also began to show great military talent and began to make a name for himself, and after retreating to England, he was promoted to commander of the 2nd Army, and from then on he began to show his skills in the war, but he eventually became a stepping stone for Rommel, and this is a story for later.

On May 20, 1940, the Dunkirk area was unable to attack the Luftwaffe due to the very high humidity in the air, the fog almost covered the beach, and there was light rain from time to time, and the visibility was very low due to the smoke on the ground.

The English Channel, which is known for its strong winds and rough seas, was unusually calm, so that a large number of small ships mobilized by the British, many of them inland waterways, were able to go to sea and reach Dunkirk to pick up the retreating officers and men. A total of 53,822 people were evacuated throughout the day, nearly half of whom were French troops.

On May 21 of the same year, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Gott, was ordered to return home, and he handed over command to Alexander, the commander of the 1st Army, who had just burned his car on the outskirts of Dunkirk, and he arrived on a bicycle to take command.

Heavy fog still enveloped Dunkirk in the morning, and the Luftwaffe was still unable to attack, but the wind began to increase on the sea, making the makeshift trestle made of British military trucks unusable, but the retreat continued nervously.

In the afternoon, the weather cleared, the Luftwaffe dispatched nine bomber groups, and the British army also accurately predicted the weather changes, anticipating that the German planes would definitely attack in a big way, and did their best to send fighter planes to Dunkirk to ensure that there were always uninterrupted fighter patrol flights over the beach, and tried their best to cover the retreating troops and ships.

On the ground, the German offensive from the west and south was wave after wave, and the rearguard units of the British and French forces desperately held the defensive line, and the battle was extremely fierce.

On this very day, Harold? Irving? Captain Andrew was awarded the Victoria Cross, the only British medal awarded for valor in the Dunkirk retreat, for his bravery, and Andrew commanded his company, withstood ten hours of heavy shelling, repelled German charges, and held the position.

When there was a gap in the friendly troops on the flank, he took the initiative to lead 36 soldiers to rush to support, repelling at least 500 German troops, and finally when his troops ran out of ammunition and the core stronghold of the position they held was destroyed by German artillery fire, he took the only 8 remaining officers and soldiers to trek 16,000 meters in the water as deep as his chin, returned to the rear position, and fought on the position without rest......

It was countless officers and soldiers like Andrew, with their fearless bravery and tenacity, who went forward one after another, fought to the death, and finally stopped the German offensive and won extremely valuable time, on this day, 68,014 people withdrew to Britain.

On May 22, 1940, the weather cleared, the Luftwaffe went all out, and the British Air Force went-for-tat and sent almost all the planes it could, from Spitfires, Hurricanes, and Dreadnoughts to Hudson bombers and biplane Swordfish torpedo attack planes.

Even reconnaissance planes were thrown into Dunkirk, but the German fighters brilliantly intercepted the British planes and effectively covered the bombers' attacks, although the German planes were shot down 23, they sank 31 ships, including 4 destroyers full of officers and men, and also seriously damaged 11 ships, which was the heaviest day for the British army!

In such a fierce aerial battle, bombs and shells flew in all directions, Alexander, who was known for his composure and calmness, became more and more fearless, installed canvas chaise longues on the beach, sat on them with a calm demeanor, calmly watched the troops board the ship in an orderly manner, or strolled on the beach while nibbling on apples, and did not care about the roar of planes in the air and the flying of artillery on the ground.

(This book is written about Germany, why is the British army written so positively?) Falling leaves means to belittle an opponent is to belittle oneself, and every country has its own heroes, isn't it? This is the backbone of a country and a nation. ）

An officer stood on the beach with his beard trimmed, and the orderly beside him held a mirror for him; There was also a soldier who sat in the stern of the boat and fished leisurely, and the troops were full of indifference to the German bombing.

The troops who held their positions insisted on fighting, and some of the troops who were ordered to retreat and board the ship also fought back and retreated while fighting until the moment of boarding, and another 64,429 people were saved throughout the day.

On May 23 of the same year, due to the great threat of German aircraft, and considering that the British Air Force had exhausted all its resources, in order to preserve enough air power to be used in a later war, the British army was forced to stop the daytime retreat and only use the night organization to carry out the retreat.

As a result, the Luftwaffe lost its target and had to change its target and begin a massive air raid on Paris, with the attack on Dunkirk to be carried out mainly by ground forces.

As soon as night fell, a fleet of ships of all kinds set sail from England, and before midnight arrived at Dunkirk, where the last British expeditionary force boarded from the East Causeway.

When the retreat was slightly interrupted, the sailors on the rescue ship went ashore to guide the retreat, and the sailors sent by the British destroyer "Malcolm" also blew the bagpipes peculiar to England, gathered the stragglers from the rubble in the city full of fire, brought the destroyer, and that night, evacuated another 26,256 people.

On land, a large number of French troops and French civilians retreated into the Dunkirk defensive circle, the roads were congested with all kinds of vehicles, the German offensive became more and more fierce, the area controlled by the British and French forces was shrinking day by day, and the German ground artillery fire had reached the beaches, east embankments and waterways.

On the morning of May 24 of the same year, Alexander and Tennant inspected the beach together, and were very satisfied with the retreat of the British expeditionary force, and after nightfall they led their respective staff officers as the last British troops to board the destroyer and withdraw to Britain, and most of the 26,175 men who withdrew to Britain that night were French.

[Brothers, your reward has been received, it doesn't matter how much you give, what matters is your heart. 】

Thank you for your care,

Thanks for your help,

Thank you for all you have done to me......,

Please accept my sincerest wishes:

A life of peace, wishfulness, health and happiness!

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