Why then was the Luftwaffe attacking Dunkirk and trying to prevent the escape of the BEF ? And whu was the "haltorder"repealed and why could the BEF escape ?;-)Short answer, yes.
Hitler was hoping for a truce with UK and believed that such a gesture would shift Brits towards peace.
Argument about BEF being able to defend themselves is ridiculous, Germans just crashed the party for everyone, what was the expedition force gonna do?
@Monty.
Its not like Hitler needed an entire logistical chain, the BEF was by that time a complete mess and nicely bunched, Germans could just strafe them to death.