Just like when Hitler let Allied troops be extracted from Dunkirk.

I just love how the media is uncritically repeating Nazi talking points. And this is the same soldier that the MSM has been showing giving updates on Mariupol. Note how he has the Azov patch on his chest covered. Previously he'd had it out in the open. Of course its all moot when there's another soldier right next to him proudly wearing their Azov patch on their sleeve.

  • ifgehrehnenyissponde [he/him,they/them]
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    3 years ago

    Didn't the French and a bunch of Matilda tank crews perform a heroic last stand against the Nazis so the Brits could escape from Dunkirk? Also it makes no sense ever for the Nazis to allow a foe to escape when cornered in the first place. just purely strategically, I'm calling bullshit on the Nazis "allowing" the Brits to evacuate.

    Ok, I checked and yes, while the Nazis did stop their advance on Dunkirk for a few days, it was most likely to save their armored divisions for a push south, not any fucking wack-ass "honor agreement".

    • bombshell [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Hitler admired the British and thought that them losing their army would result in widespread revolts in the colonies, resulting in the end of the British Empire. He thought this was a terrible outcome and would not allow it.

      Remember, in 1940 the idea that the British would ally with the USSR was absolutely insane. As in, you'd be committed to an actual mental institution.

      And then in 1941 Churchill excused it by saying "if Hitler invaded Hell I would allow a favorable word to be said about Satan in the House of Commons."