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To: toddausauras

Goering had Hitler hold back Guderian’s tanks so he could have his air force annihilate the beach head. Didn’t work. More like an “Act of Stupidity” on the part of Hitler. Yeah, and no wimmins there either passing out pancakes to the troops.


13 posted on 08/04/2017 4:01:11 PM PDT by SkyDancer (You know they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
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To: SkyDancer

There is also much speculation that he didn’t have the heart to destroy the BEF and thus the halt and reliance on the Reichmarshall. Act of Mercy.


27 posted on 08/04/2017 4:07:38 PM PDT by toddausauras (Trump 2016)
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To: SkyDancer

It was actually Von Runstead and Von Kluge that wanted the pause and stopped Guderian’s tanks.


75 posted on 08/04/2017 5:43:03 PM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: SkyDancer
Goering had Hitler hold back Guderian’s tanks so he could have his air force annihilate the beach head.

while that is part of it the German panzer force needed to refit for the rest of the battle for France. The French had better tanks and fought harder than the typical British narrative. and the Germans knew it was going to take a lot of casualties to break through the defenses and none of it was good tank country. The RN did itself proud with the loses to prove it. i believe the RAF shot down more German planes than they lost. the Luftwaffe could fly from close bases so the same plane could fly 4 missions a day vs one for the RAF movie was awful

95 posted on 08/04/2017 6:46:20 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (Never bring a liberal gun law to a gun fight.)
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To: SkyDancer

The women were shown on a hospital ship. They were not running around on the beach.


99 posted on 08/04/2017 7:01:24 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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