23 May 1940
Battle of Dunkirk
Drafts a "halt order" after concerns about the Allied counter-attack at Arras
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Charleville in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Drafts a "halt order" after concerns about the Allied counter-attack at Arras
"Dunkirk is to be left to the Luftwaffe". A "Fuhrer order" is issued from Rundstedts HQ forbidding the left to cross the Aa
Explains to Hitler his concerns about the Allied counter-attack at Arras. A "Fuhrer order" is issued from Rundstedts HQ forbidding the left to cross the Aa
Times the 2nd phase of the invasion of France for 31st May at a Council of War
"Dunkirk is to be left to the Luftwaffe"
A "Fuhrer order" is issued from Rundstedts HQ forbidding the left to cross the Aa
The "halt order" is lifted & the Panzers resume their advance
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