[Homer_J_Simpson]

Winston S. Churchill, Their Finest Hour

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Nazis Report Rout – 2-4
The Ville de Bruges Beached in Belgium – 3
Churchill Refuses Party Leadership – 3
Gamelin in Appeal – 5-6
Gamelin, 1940; Joffre, 1914 – 5
The International Situation – 6
British Fall Back Behind Brussels – 7
Student at Oxford Faces Murder Count – 7
France Pays Price for Shifting Units – 8
A Second Marne? – 9
The Day’s War Communiques - 10

[henkster]

Hitler’s first “stop” order has been the subject of some dispute, but doesn’t get as much attention as the second one issued in the next 10 days or so. Hitler wasn’t the only one who thought the panzers should pause and let the infantry catch up. His opinion was shared by Rundstedt, and Kleist carried out the order without objection. Halder, Brauchitsch and of course Guderian saw no need to stop. Halder and Brauchitsch got Hitler to rescind the order the next day, and Guderian more or less ignored it anyway.