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What french city did british and french troops evacuate from after the German invaded France?
Dunkirk is the English spelling of the city from which the troops were evacuated.
How many were saved at Dunkirk?
Well over 350,000 troops were surrounded at Dunkirk. 338,000 were evacuated. There were 198,000 British troops evacuated, and 140,000 French. Two French divisions remained behind as rear guard and were soon captured.
Where there a large number of British and French troops surrounded by the Germans at Dunkirk?
Yes, some had to be left behind but more than 198,000 British and nearly 140,000 French troops were evacuated in 9 days from the area around Dunkirk.
Where only British evacuated?
I'm guessing you're asking about the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. There were about 335,000 troops evacuated, including some 30,000 French. The bulk of the French forces were elsewhere, south of the Seine River. The effect of the German attack through the Ardennes had been to drive a wedge between the British and French. The gap widened as the British went one direction, toward the Channel ports, and the French withdrew southward.
What is the name if the English Channel that Allied troops had to be rescued on?
You are probably thinking about Dunkirk which is a French port on the English Channel (la Manche) where 338,000 mostly British (but some French) troops were evacuated in June 1940 from the advancing German army.
Where did 400000 french and british troops escape from early in the war?
338,000 (mostly) British and French troops were evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk in Northern France in late May and early June 1940. 'Operation Dynamo' has been referred to as 'The Miracle of Dunkirk' as only about 30,000 troops had been expected to escape. Most of their equipment had to be left behind but the troops escaped and became the nucleus of the enlarged British Army.
In World War 2 British made a famous evacuation from?
British evacuated from Dunkirk. They thought at most they would be able to evacuate 30,000 troops but over 340,000 troops were evacuated. This became known as the miracle of Dunkirk.Dunkirk
What is Dunkirk France well known for?
The evacuation of 338000, mostly British troops, following the German Army's brilliant tactical advance through Belgium and France in 1940.
What were the positive aspects if Dunkirk?
1. over 300,000 British and French troops were evacuated successfully from Dunkirk. 2.It was known as the Miracle of Dunkirk which obviously shows that it was thought of as a success.
Where were allied troops successfully evacuated from France at the outset of world war2?
338,000 Allied troops (mostly British) were evacuated from Dunkirk in northern France beteen 28 May and 2 June 1940.
Where did heroic efforts occur by the british royal navy and civilians in private boats managed to evacuate 338000 allied troops?
At the beaches of Dunkirk, france.
The Germans cornered French and British troops where?
In World War II, the 1940 invasion of France by Germany quickly led to a "cornering" of French and British troops at a port called Dunkirk (or, in French Dunkerque). Surrounded by German infantry and armor while being battered by German warplanes, over 300,000 of the cornered soldiers were evacuated by sea before the pocket finally collapsed.
