I remember seeing in a documentary that there were many French soldiers who opted to stay behind at Dunkirk and hold off the Germans rather than escape. How much of that is true? Thanks!
Hi there -- while there's always more to be said on this topic, you may be interested in our two most recent Dunkirk threads:
and
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6r3w7r/recently_christopher_nolans_dunkirk_has_been/