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Many Brits still do I'm afraid. It's a sad irony to see 'Dunkirk Spirit' being rolled out at a time of crisis, despite it being a rout of the British army. It
by meigwilym 4y ago
Many Brits still do I'm afraid.
It's a sad irony to see 'Dunkirk Spirit' being rolled out at a time of crisis, despite it being a rout of the British army. It was a logistical triumph, which no doubt allowed the British army to live to fight another day. But I also consider Dunkirk Spirit to be about standing helplessly on a beach while being machine gunned by German pilots, while 30,000 Frenchmen die, guarding your rear.
- panick21_ 4y ago> despite it being a rout of the British army The Allied Army was surrounded because of a Break threw in the South. The British Army could literally do absolutely nothing and they don't do anything to lose the overall battle. In fact British keeping minimal organization alive and managing even limited counterattack had a strong effect German planning. And then of course despite massive help by the British Pétain essentially stabbed them in the back.