On May 24 of the same year, from early morning to morning, another 26,175 French officers and soldiers evacuated Dunkirk, and the British destroyer "Bucari" loaded with French troops was the last ship to evacuate Dunkirk. At 14:23 a.m., Ramsay announced the end of Operation Dynamo.

At 14:40, Rommel's and Guderian's armored troops rushed into the Dunkirk pier, and the last rearguard on the beach, about 400,000 French troops, had no time to evacuate and were all captured.

The evacuation began on May 17, 1940 and ended on May 24 of the same year, lasting a total of seven days. A total of 338226 troops were withdrawn from Dunkirk to the United Kingdom, including about 215,000 British troops, about 90,000 French troops, and about 33,000 Belgian troops.

The United Kingdom, France, Belgium and the Netherlands used 861 ships at the same time, including small vessels such as fishing boats, passenger ferries, yachts and lifeboats. In just 10 days, this unprecedented "Dunkirk fleet" saved 340,000 troops from the death trap, and Hitler's huge mistake allowed the British and French forces to create a miracle in the history of World War II.

From the beginning of the French campaign to the end of the Dunkirk retreat, the Anglo-French coalition forces and the three Low Countries were annihilated a total of 320,000 people, 1.2 million prisoners, and 340,000 British and French troops retreated to Britain, and the rest were missing, perhaps deserters, or blown up to the bones.

Rommel desperately tried to change the situation, and the result?

Although Rommel used the special function of the "Eye of God" to surround more than 400,000 Anglo-French troops than in history, Hitler's wrong decision caused the Anglo-French troops to retreat 340,000 as in history.

The saddest thing is that Hitler actually asked Rommel to carry the black cauldron, and Rommel had to pretend to be willing to carry the black cauldron, and he also had to admit in front of the media that it was his own mistake, which is really helpless and painful.

……

All the newspapers in Berlin, Germany, reported on the French battles overwhelmingly, Goebbels was extremely talented in propaganda, and the German people's war passion was aroused, especially the reports on Rommel and the 7th Panzer Division.

The Seventh Panzer Division commanded by Rommel swept through the French hinterland like no man's land for five days and six nights, and the Seventh Panzer Division alone captured more than 195,400 British and French troops, captured 458 tanks and armored vehicles, destroyed more than 350 tanks, captured more than 5,000 other vehicles, and captured a mountain of weapons and ammunition.

The 7th Panzer Division was called a terrifying "Devil's Division" by the enemy, Rommel was called a "Nazi Blade" and a "Nazi Arsonist" by the British and French media, and Rommel was called the "Reich Eagle" by the German media.

But there is one report that is a little more unpleasant, this report is the Berliner Zeitung, the official mouthpiece newspaper of Germany, which writes about Rommel's advice to the great Führer:

"All the exhibited troops had been on the offensive for several days in a row, the soldiers were jealous and tired, there was little ammunition left, and supplies could not be delivered to the front on time, so Rommel suggested to the great Führer that all troops attack for two days temporarily."

The Great Führer was very considerate of the hardships of the soldiers at the front, and agreed to General Rommel's suggestion to have all the troops participating in the battle repair for two days, and at the same time the Great Führer ordered the logistics troops to send ammunition and supplies to the front in time.

The wrong decision of the three bigwigs, whether Rundstedt and Brünberg, who had advised Hitler to temporarily stop the offensive, was perfectly pressed on the head of Rommel, a small major general.

Such an ending is, of course, the face of the three bigwigs saved, Rommel also won the evaluation of tactical giants and strategic elves, from top to bottom in Germany, no one asked to punish Rommel, even if Rommel suggested a temporary attack, because the soldiers on the front line at that time were indeed extremely tired and lacked ammunition, which is an indisputable fact.

Even if Rommel suggested suspending the offensive, he would not have to bear any criminal responsibility, and at most everyone ridiculed Rommel as a strategic dwarf.

But Rommel's great exploits with the 7th Panzer Division cannot be erased by anyone, and his name as a tactical giant is definitely well deserved. As for the title of strategic dwarf, Rommel will use his great military exploits to tell them whether he is a strategic dwarf or not.

The face of the German Big Three was saved, and the black pot Rommel helped to carry it, of course they felt that Rommel should be compensated in their hearts, especially Hitler, who originally planned to train Rommel as a confidant, and now that Rommel is so knowledgeable and interesting, of course Hitler will not be stingy in rewarding and promoting reuse.

Seon lost his horse, but he didn't know if it was a blessing. Since Rommel helped Hitler and a few people carry the black cauldron, they will not be entangled in what others think of themselves, it doesn't matter what tactical giants and strategic dwarfs are, and when the next battle begins, they will know whether they are strategic dwarfs or not.

At the end of the first phase of the French campaign, the German army had 137 divisions, and its two armies, A and B, were quickly reorganized. Bock's Army Group B (with 6 panzer divisions) as the right flank and made a breakthrough to the front of the Somme; Army Group A of Rundstedt (with 4 panzer divisions) was on the left flank and made a frontal assault on the Aisne.

Rommel was assigned to Army Group B at Bock, and his task was to attack along the French coast and cut off all retreats from the sea, and Rommel was almost the same as the historical orders, without any changes.

Rommel received an order on the afternoon of May 25, which demanded that Rommel rush to the Somme on the morning of the 27th, that he must break through the defenses of the Somme within two days and then advance along the coast.

At this time, the 7th Panzer Division could still repair in Dunkirk for a day, and Rommel could not waste another day in vain, knowing that the French were already forming the Weygand Line.

Not to mention the cost of breaking through the French defense line after it was arranged, if the bridges on the rivers in the heart of France were blown up by the French army, it would greatly delay the advance of the German armored forces.

Rommel decided not to repair that day too much, and immediately set out overnight to attack the Somme, a hundred and twenty kilometers away, and to launch an attack that would surprise the enemy at five o'clock tomorrow morning. The main purpose of Rommel's raid was the two bridges over the Somme. (A road bridge, a railway bridge.) ）

In order to make it easier for Rommel to command the troops, his command tanks set off with the division's fist troops, which were also the main offensive force of the 7th Panzer Division, which consisted of the 25th Panzer Regiment, plus a hundred armored vehicles, and an infantry regiment and artillery regiment.

……