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Did the british government have the right to declare Dunkirk as a victory?
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What happened at Dunkirk in1940?
The first part of World War II saw British expeditionary troops attempting to stop the invading German forces in France. The attempt failed, and the British forces were forced back to the sea at Dunkirk, from where they had to be evacuated by anything that floated, all the while under heavy assault from the Germans. The defeat was an humiliating and costly debacle for the British, and a huge propaganda victory for the Nazi invaders. After Dunkirk, it did appear for a while that there would be no stopping the spread of the nazi horror.
Who was most responsible for the American victory at Saratoga?
The British armed forces.
What is Dunkirk in World War 2?
Beginning of Summer 1940. It helped evacuate about a half a million allied soldiers who would otherwise have become POW's. These soldiers could subsequently contribute to the allied landing later in the war.Although Dunkirk can only be seen as a defeat of the British & French in France in 1940 the fact that over 330, 000 returned to Britain in the litte ships was an amazing escape. They had to leave all their equipment behind, of course, but it was a morale boost to think these men were not captured en masse by the German attackers. Op Dynamo, while not a victory showed the Blitzkreig could be countered. It would be a long time before the Allies were able to reply, at least in France in a meaningful way, but I guess many who left Dunkirk would reurn 4 years later in Overlord (Normandy).
Was Dunkirk a victory for the British and why?
The Battle of Dunkirk was not a victory for Britain. They got out of there by the skin of their teeth. Some did not make it back to England and many French had to leave France then too. The reason for the failure is found in Wikipedia under the label of Battle of Dunkirk.****A series of Allied counter-attacks, including the Battle of Arras, failed to sever the German spearhead, which reached the coast on 20 May, separating the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) near Armentières, the French First Army, and the Belgian Army further to the north from the majority of French troops south of the German penetration. After reaching the Channel, the Germans swung north along the coast, threatening to capture the ports and trap the British and French forces before they could evacuate to Britain.In one of the most widely-debated decisions of the war, Adolf Hitler ordered his generals to halt for three days, in a successful effort to maintain control over them,[citation needed] giving the Allies time to organise an evacuation and build a defensive line. Despite the Allies' gloomy estimates of the situation, in the end, over 330,000 Allied troops were rescued.[5]
Who won the first and second Battles of El Alamein?
Rommel The first battle of el Alamein was a stalemate. However, the British did stop the Axis advance into Egypt and to the Suez Canal. In that sense it was a British victory. The second Battle of El Alamein was a decisive British victory beginning the Axis rout west to defeat.
Did the Germans surrender at the battle of Dunkirk?
On the contrary, it was a Nazi victory. The British retreated.
Was the miracle at Dunkirk a victory?
It was a victory , of sorts , for both German and British . It was a short term victory for the Germans : a tactical victory . In the long run it was a British victory because they were able to rebuild an army from around those troops that were evacuated : a strategic victory .
What American victory brought down the British government?
No American victory brought down a British government.
What happened at Dunkirk during World War 2?
Germany push the French army and the British army back to Dunkirk. The British government sent different sizes of ships to pick up soldiers. Germany did kill ,many of the soldiers, instead Germany let them go. What's left behind is weapons form France and England. Germany has the victory.
British soldiers had to be rescued from the beach?
In the summer of 1940, 338000 British and French troops were evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in Northern France after having been thoroughly beaten by superior German Forces. It was one of the worst defeats the British Army has ever suffered but propaganda at the time made it sound like a victory. There is no doubt that the logistics of the evacuation were nothing short of a miracle.
Why was the battle of Dunkirk important?
Because after the German victory at Dunkirk, it opened all of France to Germany.
Why was the battle of Dunkirk strategically important?
Because after the German victory at Dunkirk, it opened all of France to Germany.
The British victory in the French and Indian War was due largely to?
American soliders financed by the British government.
What happened at Dunkirk in1940?
The first part of World War II saw British expeditionary troops attempting to stop the invading German forces in France. The attempt failed, and the British forces were forced back to the sea at Dunkirk, from where they had to be evacuated by anything that floated, all the while under heavy assault from the Germans. The defeat was an humiliating and costly debacle for the British, and a huge propaganda victory for the Nazi invaders. After Dunkirk, it did appear for a while that there would be no stopping the spread of the nazi horror.
Military engagement that although technically a British victory cost the redcoats heavily and led the king to declare the colonists in revolt?
Bunker Hill
Who thought Dunkirk was a failure?
Dunkirk was a rout of British soldiers by Germans. The British Expeditionary Force was retreating back to the coast. The defining of it as a 'failure' might be partially mitigated by the heroic efforts of many (including French yacht owners) to save hundreds of thousands of soldiers - including about 100,000 French! But it was clearly not a "victory" for the allies in any meaningful sense.
What is the Battle of bladensburg important?
Due to the British victory at the Battle of Bladensburg the British entered Washington D.C and burned many U.S government and military?æbuildings.
