The war should have been over in 1940 due to this massive error by the allies culminating in Dunkirk -- but the German High Command (Hitler) was told by those who pull the strings on war, to let them escape, which subsequently occurred without a whole lot of drama. As such, can't really depict the "brave" allies fighting the ruthless Germans, can we? Nope, nor can we make this movie very dramatic. Although some small groups of Nazis may have caused a few skirmishes in Dunkirk (out of confusion that such a ludicrous order would be given to let the Allies escape), it was nothing even remotely close to what they faced on the D-day beaches years later. In fact, there was more drama among the Germans (Panzer divisions, particularly) who were seriously contemplating disobeying orders from High Command and moving in to decimate and then capture Allied troops.

All war is a racket (phony) -- General Smedley Butler. And the Dunkirk debacle is one of the best instances of any major war that the top leaders on both sides are always in the pockets of those who control the purse strings and stand to make the most money from tragedy. But here we have the Hollywood spin masters flipping the script and telling us otherwise. Pure propaganda.