What was the Germany reaction to the evacuation at Dunkirk?

German reaction to “Dunkirk” A general failing of armies is the fact that individual initiative is suppressed and unwelcome. The overall German reaction must have been bewilderment. Germany was not a seafaring nation as was Britain. read more

Dunkirk evacuation, (1940) in World War II, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) to England. Naval vessels and hundreds of civilian boats were used in the evacuation, which began on May 26. read more

The evacuation was presented to the German public as an overwhelming and decisive German victory. On 5 June 1940, Hitler stated "Dunkirk has fallen! 40,000 French and English troops are all that remains of the formerly great armies. read more

"Dunkirk" makes points about the human experience of war -- the almost anonymous and randomized killing, the chaos, the confusion -- but it also makes a far more directed point about the nature of modern war, the interplay of air/sea/land. read more