Saturday, July 6, 1940 - British attack cripples French warship

[Louis]

In Algeria... At Mers-el-Kebir, the French battle cruiser Dunkerque is crippled by Swordfish torpedo-bombers from HMS Ark Royal.

In Germany... Hitler returns to Berlin in triumph after 8 weeks away.

 

[Bootie]

Dunkerque

 

[Louis]

In Germany... Hitler returns to Berlin in triumph after 8 weeks away.

Hitler's moment of greatest triumph, July 6, 1940.- France has surrendered and Hitler has achieved in less than two months what Germany could not accomplish in the 4 years of WW1.-

In this photo he is basking in the total adoration of an entire nation.- Had he stopped there, he would have been considered one of Germany's greatest leaders.-

But as Ian Kershaw (#) observed, he couldn't stop there.- Hitler was a gambler and he would continue making bigger and bigger bets until he lost.-

(#) British historian, focuses on the period of the Third Reich.-


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