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Why had the soldiers at Dunkirk been so fortunate to have been snatched from the shoreline?
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The Germans were rapidly overrunning the French peninsula, and captured many of the stranded soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force. Only favorable weather and a mass mobilization of boats and ships allowed the majority of the army, more than 340,000 men, to evacuate back to England.
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How many soldiers survived Dunkirk and went to fight in Sicily and Normandy?
I think that it is difficult to know that number of soldiers with certainty. The units in Sicily in 1943 & Normandy in 1944 would have been mostly different from those that evacuated at Dunkirk. Maybe there is a Dunkirk Evacuation Association that keeps track of that information.
How many soldiers were evacuated from Dunkirk in June 1940?
In excess of 300,000
Which country falls after evacuation of 300000 soldiers in ww2?
After the Dunkirk evacuation , France capitulates .
How many soldiers survived Dunkirk?
338,000 soldiers survived.of which about 200,000 + were British, the remainder were French & Belgian. I'd just like to add my Granddad Daniel Patrick McCann was indeed a Survivor of Dunkirk, he went over with the liberation fleet on a rescue mission :)
How many ships were in the Dunkirk evacuation?
The evacuation from Dunkirk saved 338,226 soldiers [British & French].
Is there a list of the soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk?
Joe hussey was evacuated from dunkirk for the murder of hitler
Where were the British soldiers who were saved by churchill?
Dunkirk
Who ordered the soldiers out of Dunkirk?
The British Government.
Did British soldiers do a good job at Dunkirk?
Not realy
Where were soldiers evacuated from in France as Hitler invaded?
Dunkirk. 338,000 Allied soldiers were rescued.
Who falls after evacuation of 338000 soldiers?
The nation of France capitulates after the Dunkirk evacuation of French and British forces .
338226 soldiers both English and french?
Rescued from Dunkirk
How many soldiers were taken prisoner in the battle of Dunkirk?
50,000
What beach did british soldiers get rescued from?
The beach was at Dunkirk, France.
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.
How were the soldiers in Dunkirk rescued in operation dynamo?
The British soldiers were rescued by fleets over 800 vessels.
What beach did british soldiers had to be rescued from?
diunkirk Dunkirk in northwest France.
