Why did Hitler halt the advance on Dunkirk for 48 hours?

Of course that didn't stop surviving Wehrmacht generals from blaming Hitler after the war for all the bad decisions and taking credit for the good decisions, of which the halt before Dunkirk, with 20-20 hindsight, was judged a bad decision. read more

Von Rundstedt, again with Hitler’s consent, approved a pause of 36 hours, until May 25. It was this second halt order that saved the BEF. It allowed the British time to establish new lines of defense between the port and beaches of Dunkirk and the German advance. Hitler had not consciously reprieved the British army. read more