Why did Hitler wait to invade Dunkirk? Hitler waited to invade Dunkirk for all the following reasons; he was being “sporting” to the British, his forces were worn out from the Blitzkrieg, and fear of a counter-attack from the British, but the main reason was he had misplaced faith in the Luftwaffe.
First off, there were numerous failed counter attacks that were terribly unsuccessful, but each one did manage to slow down the German advance and cause casualties and damages to vehicles and other important things. The most successful ones being the battles of Arras Boulogne. This was still a terrible last ditch effort which was, in part, supposed to divert the German forces away from Dunkirk in which it succeeded for a short while. The drawback was that the British and French soldiers that participated in the attack were utterly annihilated. All troops were KIA or captured as POWs.
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Blitzkrieg is a tactic that uses rapid successive movements by penetrating deep into enemy lines and encircling them, and then taking them out, which is similar to the Shock and Awe tactic currently used today. The Germans had been fighting non stop for quite some time and were in desperate need of reparation, and a break. Hitler, who was once a soldier, reconized this and thought it be the perfect oppurtunity to give his men a break, have a liegitament reason, and still take out the enemy. A few of the disadvantages of Blitzkrieg is the units need a constant supply chain to keep them going and tanks at the time were notorious for breakdowns and failures and need to repair, rearm and refuel so often. The Germans could overextend themselves and not be protected from a possible counter-attack, which they were fearful of and risk 1 of two things. They could run the risk of being utterly annihilated by an enemy who has the numerical advantage or be cut off from their
First off, there were numerous failed counter attacks that were terribly unsuccessful, but each one did manage to slow down the German advance and cause casualties and damages to vehicles and other important things. The most successful ones being the battles of Arras Boulogne. This was still a terrible last ditch effort which was, in part, supposed to divert the German forces away from Dunkirk in which it succeeded for a short while. The drawback was that the British and French soldiers that participated in the attack were utterly annihilated. All troops were KIA or captured as POWs.
This attack had inflicted minor physical damage/casualties, …show more content…
Blitzkrieg is a tactic that uses rapid successive movements by penetrating deep into enemy lines and encircling them, and then taking them out, which is similar to the Shock and Awe tactic currently used today. The Germans had been fighting non stop for quite some time and were in desperate need of reparation, and a break. Hitler, who was once a soldier, reconized this and thought it be the perfect oppurtunity to give his men a break, have a liegitament reason, and still take out the enemy. A few of the disadvantages of Blitzkrieg is the units need a constant supply chain to keep them going and tanks at the time were notorious for breakdowns and failures and need to repair, rearm and refuel so often. The Germans could overextend themselves and not be protected from a possible counter-attack, which they were fearful of and risk 1 of two things. They could run the risk of being utterly annihilated by an enemy who has the numerical advantage or be cut off from their