Battle of Dunkirk: Victory and Defeat

WWII propaganda 

Statistics:

Germany won the battle.

The Allied Forces including: France, Britain, and the US lost the battle.

The German army, though experienced more casualties than the Allied Forces, won the Battle of Dunkirk because were organized, better trained, and had a better war strategy. They knew what they were doing when they advanced to France's Maginot Line because they avoided it using a smart tactic called the "Sickle Cut." Which effectively flanked the Allied forces making them unable to give a proper counter attack.

Though there was a smaller battle between the French and German troops, known as The Battle of Wytschaete, before the Retreat to Dunkirk the French made a mistake. They set up the Maginot Line which was their mistake. By creating that line of defense they only covered the front border of France, not the ports or other surrounding areas. Areas that the German Army eventually used to their advantage and attacked France from behind. Though the French attempted to stand their ground against the Axis Powers, they still "messed up."

The result of Dunkirk led to the evacuation of 338,226 men to the UK where they were safe on British land. However, 40,000 men were still left behind and they were forced to surrender to the Germans.


But what "turned the tide" of this Allied Forces failure was the renewed success that happened on D-Day only because they had so many French, Belgian, and Polish troops willing to fight after the evacuation of Dunkirk. That led to a huge victory over Germany and the Axis Powers.