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What happened at Dunkirk in 1940?
Dunkirk was the place in France from which about 340.000 British and French troops were evacuated to England after fleeing the advancing German army. It wasn't really a 'battle' as such, but you could call it a rearguard action. the british at the time called it 'The Miracle of Dunkirk' in that so many men were snatched from being prisoners of war.
Did the Belgian Canadian dutch polish and other allied troops escape from dunkrik along with the french and british men?
yes
What does evacuated mean?
It usually means the removal of non essential personnel to a place of safety. If you are referring to Dunkirk, it was the repatriation of 335000 men of the British Expeditionary Force back to the UK from France in 1940.
Are belgian men faithful?
Not at all!!!
Did Germany want to capture Dunkirk because it was a anti submarine base?
It was one of the reasons but not an important one to Nazi Germany The real reason that Dunkirk became the important battle was that the allied forces retreated to that point as they were pushed across France. What followed was a heroic holding action as many many men were evacuated to England. The loss of Dunkirk to Germany and the successful evacuation of such a large number of soldiers set the stage for the eventual invasion of Europe. If the evacuation had not been as successful it may have set the war back years.
Who rescued the men in Dunkirk?
British naval units and private small boat owners...
Who was involved in the evacuation during 1940?
The BEF (British Expeditionary Force) was evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in northern France along with some of the French army to escape from the advancing German army which had completely surrounded them. A total of 338,000 men were taken off the beaches over a period of a few days. This was code-named Operation Dynamo.
Do the Dutch women work more than the Dutch men?
No... I wish they did tho...
Why were evacuated in the war?
Children were evacuated in the war because they people thought they would be safer evacuated than in their city home. And in advance the people also thought that if they was another war then there would be plenty of men to fight. Think of it as ' Preserving children for the future '
Was Dunkirk one of the great events in british history if so why?
Yes, I suppose you could say it was. Dunkirk displayed British nationalism when every British ship in the Channel sailed to the beaches of Dunkirk to rescuse the French soldiers there. They transported over 300,000 men to England who became the Free France movement.
Why were the children evacuated from England during the battle of Britain?
Children were evacuated out of London because the German bombing (Blitz) was very dangerous and parent and the government wanted to protect the children. Some woman and the elderly were evacuated as well, but most woman stayed because of their jobs. Hardly any men were evacuated because most men were called off to fight in the B.R.A.F (British Royal Air Force).
Where did English troops retreat to when french surrendered?
They were rescued from Dunkirk (France). It was in May-June 1940. It was general Gort who organised the withrawal to the port and beaches of Dunkirk. Ships, boats and warships carried about 330,000 men to Great Britain.
