Karl Heinz Fischer - New interview on Haltbefehl

http://www.welt.de/geschichte/zweiter-weltkrieg/article116290059/Duenkirchen-Warum-Hitler-seinen-Sieg-verschenkte.html

For those who are familiar with this German Military author and his ground breaking book, Blitzkreig Legend, here is his latest interview.

Google Translate does a reasonable translation into English. The subject is the Halt Order (given? or confirmed by Hitler) - still controversial after 70 plus years.

 

I am not convinced,not at all


1) It is nothing new ,only a repetition of what Frieser told in "the Blitzkrieg legend"


2) About Hitler's motive:first,he was agreeing with von Rundstedt,afterwards,he agreed with von Brauchitz : it is obvious that first he thought that Rundstedt was right,and that later,he changed his opinion


3) I disagree with Frieser's claim that Hitler's order was a blunder:to be a blunder,it has to be proved that at the moment of the order,the Germans could have captured Dunkirk : this never has been proved,the indications are suggesting the opposite.

4)It has also to be proved that the capture of Dunkirk and the HALF of the BEF (190000 on a total of 400000) would have been a disaster for Britain,with decisive consequences,and this never has been proved.