It was one of the reasons but not an important one to Nazi Germany
The real reason that Dunkirk became the important battle was that the allied forces retreated to that point as they were pushed across France.
What followed was a heroic holding action as many many men were evacuated to England.
The loss of Dunkirk to Germany and the successful evacuation of such a large number of soldiers set the stage for the eventual invasion of Europe.
If the evacuation had not been as successful it may have set the war back years.
Germany did not capture Moscow
Hitler was incharge of germany- he did not have to capture it.
During World War 2, Germany tried to capture the Russian City of Stalingrad because it was a major supply route for Russia and wanted to sever the route by taking the city, but they failed.
it took him 40 years!
June 22, 1940 France surrendered to Germany
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It was an anti-submarine base
They didn't really want to capture Dunkirk. What they wanted to do was to destroy the allied army which went into Belgium to stop the German invasion through the low counties (i.e. Belgium Holland and Luxembourg). Having the Allied army go into Belgium was a part of the German plan to encircle the allied army (which they did around the town of Dunkirk) and then destroy the army before the allied evacuated its army to England by sea.
Germany did not capture Moscow
Hitler was incharge of germany- he did not have to capture it.
Dunkirk, the evacuation of the British from capture by the Germans in WW2.
During World War 2, Germany tried to capture the Russian City of Stalingrad because it was a major supply route for Russia and wanted to sever the route by taking the city, but they failed.
April 9, 1945
April 14, 1945
it took him 40 years!