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Did the british soilders have to be rescued from the beaches in Dunkirk in World War 2?
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yes, from 29th may 1940 to 4th June 1940.
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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.
What happerned at Dunkirk?
338,000 Allied (mostly British) troops were rescued off the beaches after having been driven back by the advancing German Army.
What beach did british soldiers get rescued from?
The beach was at Dunkirk, France.
What beach did british soldiers had to be rescued from?
diunkirk Dunkirk in northwest France.
How were the soldiers in Dunkirk rescued in operation dynamo?
The British soldiers were rescued by fleets over 800 vessels.
Can you find out the names of people who where were rescued and who died at Dunkirk?
There were about 335,000 British troops, and about 50,000 French troops rescued at Dunkirk. Do you want that in alphabetical order, or by rank and unit? Thousands died in the fighting that ended with the withdrawal at Dunkirk.
Rescue of British and French troops along English channel?
Dunkirk on the French side of the Channel.
Who rescued the men in Dunkirk?
British naval units and private small boat owners...
What year were british troops rescued from Dunkirk?
28th May until 4th June 1940
How was 300000 French and British soldiers saved?
During Operation Dynamo - the evacuation of 338,000 soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk in early summer 1940. Only a tenth of that number were expected to be rescued but most of their equipment was left behind.
How were the soldiers rescued in Dunkirk?
By small boats ferrying people from the beaches to larger ships waiting offshore.
How was Dunkirk France rescued?
by monkeys
