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The British Expeditionary Forces were assisting France in defense against the invasion by Germany. The situation became hopeless and the BEF tried to find a way to escape back to England. They withdrew to Dunkirk and asked England to send ships to pull them out. England sent as many military vessels and that was not enough. So civilian fishermen and boaters crossed the Channel to bring them back. General Harold R. L. G. Alexander was sent to Dunkirk to lead the evacuation. Before this, he had effected the pull-out of Burma. He did such a good job of preventing un-necessary losses, that he was knighted and promoted to command all the Allied forces in the Mediterranean.
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What was the size of the smallest boat that went to rescue british troops from Dunkirk?
it is huge
What french town were all British ships sent to rescue its army?
Dunkirk
Who took part in the Dunkirk rescue?
france, britain, belguim, netherlands and poland
What was the code name given to the evacutation of Dunkirk?
OperationÊDynamo is the codename given to the evacuation of Dunkirk by the British in the effort to rescue allied forces in Dunkirk, France between May 27 and June 4, 1940.
Rescue of British and French troops along English channel?
Dunkirk on the French side of the Channel.
Why did the rescue at Dunkirk make national headlines?
The rescue of 338,000 allied (mostly British) troops from the Dunkirk beaches was a massive logistical triumph as only 10% of that number were expected to escape.
What heroic rescue saved the british army in world war 2?
the sea evacuation at Dunkirk, France, 1940
What did Australia do in the evacuation of Dunkirk?
Directly- very little. There were no Australian forces/units involved in the initial campaign or the rescue from Dunkirk. There were however, large numbers of Australians serving in the Royal Navy and in the RAF, and many were involved in the Dunkirk evacuation. There were also a handful of Australians serving in the British Army at Dunkirk as well as Australian liaison officers.
What day did Britain rescue french soldiers from Germans at Dunkirk?
Operation Dynamo - the evacuation of 338,000 Allied troops from the French port of Dunkirk - took place between 27 May and 3 June 1940.
Why did the rescue ships have to lie at least half a mile off Dunkirk's beaches?
so they wouldn't be hit during the battle
What were facts about the battle of Britain?
There was an order sent out to all owners of small boats to sail to France to rescue soldiers from Dunkirk
When soldiers were stranded on the beach in Dunkirk by the Germans in World War 2 how many died or were killed before the ships came to rescue them?
over 100
