Yeah, the more conventional story is that Goering convinced Hitler to let him

Mar 30, 2020
10:26:53pm

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destroy the British Expeditionary Force and the French army on the beach with his Luftwaffe. He wanted to showcase their prowess and power. Instead they let over 300,000 soldiers get away.

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Dunkirk is an interesting situation. It's one of the most proud moments in

777

3/30/20 10:14pm

Operation Sea Lion. Hitler absolutely wanted to control Britain.

Clark Addison

3/30/20 10:21pm

No doubt he wanted to control it and the channel was an obstacle, that's why

777

3/30/20 10:25pm

This is what the doc I watched last night explained too.

Gerald-DeGroot

3/30/20 10:26pm

Operation Sea Lion was floated around after he realized that peace with Britain

Food Snob

3/30/20 10:28pm

Correct, "Sea Lion" wasn't even conceived until a month after Dunkirk.

777

3/30/20 10:30pm

"irredentist"? You know you can't just make words up, right? 😉

SingleStrapBackpack

3/30/20 10:42pm

Maybe. I don't know if anyone can really know what was in Hitler's mind

Clark Addison

3/30/20 10:45pm

It's a topic that's been debated ever since. But it's too hard for me to

777

3/30/20 10:51pm

As I said above, maybe. But I tend to side with Chilago's point. Goering convinced Hitler that

Clark Addison

3/30/20 10:58pm

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Food Snob

3/30/20 11:03pm

Except he knew attacking Poland meant war with Britain

2FarGone

3/31/20 12:21am

Doesn't matter what was on Hitler's mind; the Kriegsmarine wouldn't have lasted

BeardedSpock

3/31/20 7:40am

You're right, but they had planned to take out the Royal Navy by the air

2FarGone

3/31/20 10:26am

The doc I watched last night said he wanted to send his troops to go massacre

Gerald-DeGroot

3/30/20 10:22pm

Yeah, the more conventional story is that Goering convinced Hitler to let him

chilango

3/30/20 10:26pm

This is correct. Hitler wasn't letting them get away. He just listened to poor

IrishBlue

3/30/20 10:45pm

I am not sure where you got that idea

2FarGone

3/30/20 11:34pm

RE: I am not sure where you got that idea

777

3/30/20 11:36pm

Victor Davis Hanson is a good historian

2FarGone

3/31/20 12:11am

Capturing the majority of British troops was his intent.

CougarThug

3/31/20 1:25am

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