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The British sent a fleet of about 850 ships across the English channel to dunkirk. Along with royal navy ships, civilian craft (yachts, lifeboat, motorboats, paddle steamers, and fishing boats) joined the rescue effort. They went back and fourth getting soldiers, this went on from May 26 to June 4. 338,000 battle-weary soldiers to safety.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoWhen the Expeditionary Force was pushed back to the to the English Channel, for some reason the German Panzer's stopped on Hitler's orders. He feared committing his tank force to continuing the attack for fear that this was a trap. In actuality, he could have destroyed the British army at that time.
So goes the fortunes of war; an opportunity lost.
By stopping his Panzer's on the heights, this allowed the British to rescue their forces.
Anything that would float was commandeered to go across the channel and take the troops off and return them home to England. Thus, a viable fighting forces was available to fight another day.
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They were rescued by fleets over 800 vessels.
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∙ 12y agothey rescued them with every boat they could get
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∙ 11y agobecause people went there to save them and they got saved
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∙ 7y agoThey were taken out of the war zone via sea lift.
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What beach did british soldiers get rescued from?
The beach was at Dunkirk, France.
Where were soldiers evacuated from in France as Hitler invaded?
Dunkirk. 338,000 Allied soldiers were rescued.
The rescue of 350000 allied soldiers by volunteers?
Operation Dynamo, carried out by volunteers at Dunkirk in 1940, rescued 350,000 British and French soldiers and transported them to England.
How Were The Soldiers Rescued?
How were the soldiers rescued? How were the soldiers rescued?
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.
How were the soldiers in Dunkirk rescued in operation dynamo?
The British soldiers were rescued by fleets over 800 vessels.
338226 soldiers both English and french?
Rescued from Dunkirk
What beach did british soldiers get rescued from?
The beach was at Dunkirk, France.
Where were soldiers evacuated from in France as Hitler invaded?
Dunkirk. 338,000 Allied soldiers were rescued.
What beach did british soldiers had to be rescued from?
diunkirk Dunkirk in northwest France.
Was the battle of Dunkirk a success?
yes, more than 300,000 out of the 400,000 soldiers were rescued!
The rescue of 350000 allied soldiers by volunteers?
Operation Dynamo, carried out by volunteers at Dunkirk in 1940, rescued 350,000 British and French soldiers and transported them to England.
How was Dunkirk France rescued?
by monkeys
How Were The Soldiers Rescued?
How were the soldiers rescued? How were the soldiers rescued?
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.
What was the French port city on the English Channel where the Allied forces were trapped then rescued?
Dunkirk, 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.
