The German tanks indeed received gasoline and incidentally achieved some victories.
Along the way, the British Army was transporting newly produced tanks and artillery from Dunkirk to Montreuil along the highway.
As a result, there were destroyed tanks everywhere along the route, thanks to the Germans.
The "Whippet" was more of an "infantry tank" in the British definition, used to cover infantry advances and suppress enemy infantry.
This tank was not suitable for tank battles at all. Although it was equipped with four machine guns, none of them could penetrate the enemy's armor.
That afternoon, after more than five hours of continuous advance, the exhausted Major General Erwin finally led the German First Tank Division to the outskirts of Dunkirk.
Seeing the Gothic architecture of Dunkirk from afar, and the British soldiers urgently constructing defensive works outside the city, the German tank crews cheered loudly.
