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The Battle of Dunkirk. British soldiers were evacuated by the Royal Navy and by private fishing boats and Yachts which were commandeered to help the evacuation effort. Tens of thousands of British soldiers were evacuated and avoided being cut off from the rest of Europe by the German Blitzkrieg, which charged right through Belgium and into France.
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Britain was one of the Allied Forces Who were the other Allies?
The Allied Forces of World War 2 consisted primarily of Britain, Russia, and the US. France was an ally as well until it fell in early 1940.
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.
Who was in overall command of the invasion of France in World War 2?
Do you mean the German invasion of France in 1940 or the Allied invasion of France in 1944? If you mean the Allied invasion of 1944. the supreme commander of all Allied forces was Dwight Eisenhower.
What was the purpose of the battle of Dunkirk?
A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defense and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe from 24 May - 4 June 1940.
In September 1940 japan allied itself with?
Axis Power
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.
What heroic rescue saved the british army in world war 2?
the sea evacuation at Dunkirk, France, 1940
Britain was one of the Allied Forces Who were the other Allies?
The Allied Forces of World War 2 consisted primarily of Britain, Russia, and the US. France was an ally as well until it fell in early 1940.
What man was saved at the pacific garden mission and later founded 67 rescue missions?
Mel Trotter (1870-1940)
Which European country took control of new Netherland?
The Netherlands was overrun by the Germans in 1940, and liberated by the Western Allied Forces 1945
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.
Who was in overall command of the invasion of France in World War 2?
Do you mean the German invasion of France in 1940 or the Allied invasion of France in 1944? If you mean the Allied invasion of 1944. the supreme commander of all Allied forces was Dwight Eisenhower.
How many weapons were produced by Britain in World War 2?
Chris Trueman BA (Hons), MA put together these tables for the educators in the United Kingdom. This should give you the answer you need.Tanks produced 1940 to 1945:Great BritainUSAUSSRGermanyJapan19401,4003002,8001,600not known19414,8004,1006,4003,8001,00019428,60025,00024,7006,3001,20019437,50029,50024,00012,10080019444,60017,60029,00019,0003001945not known12,00015,4003,900100Total20,15088,500102,30046,7003,400Total tanks produced Allied forces = 210,950 tanksTotal tanks produced Axis forces = 50,400 tanksWarships produced by total tonnage 1940 to 1945:Great BritainUSAUSSRGermanyJapan1940263,20052,600not known23,800*94,7001941437,200219,300not known147,000*225,0001942481,400859,500not known193,000*254,0001943609,6002,667,400not known211,400*230,0001944583,4003,176,800not known275,300*468,4001945312,8001,190,000not known54,900*66,700Total2,687,6008,165,600---905,400*1,338,800* = submarines only. Germany produced very few surface vessels between 1940 and 1945Total warship production Allied forces = 10,853,200 tonsTotal warship production Axis forces = 2,244,200 tonsMerchant ships produced by total tonnage 1940 to 1945:Great BritainUSAUSSRGermanyJapan1940810,000444,700not knownnot known293,60019411,156,000749,100not knownnot known210,40019421,301,0005,392,800not knownnot known260,10019431,204,00012,485,600not knownnot known769,10019441,014,00011,403,200not knownnot known1,699,2001945856,0007,614,900not knownnot known559,600Total6,341,00038,090,300------3,792,000Total merchant ship production Allied forces = 44,431,300 tonsTotal merchant ship production Axis forces = 3,792,000 tonsGermany produced very few surface vessels between 1940 and 1945Warplanes produced 1940 to 1945:Great BritainUSAUSSRGermanyJapan194015,0006,1007,00010,2004,800194120,10019,40012,50011,0005,100194223,60047,80026,00014,2008,900194326,20085,90037,00025,20016,700194426,50096,30040,00039,60028,200194512,10046,00035,000not known11,100Total123,500301,500157,500100,20074,000Total warplane production Allied forces: 582,500Total warplane production Axis forces: 174,200Combined military manpower 1940 to 1945:Great BritainUSAUSSRGermanyJapan19402,212,000458,3002,500,0005,600,0001,723,20019413,278,0001,795,0004,207,0007,200,0002,411,40019423,784,0003,844,5009,000,0008,600,0002,829,40019434,300,0008,918,60010,000,0009,500,0003,808,20019444,500,00011,241,20012,400,0009,100,0005,365,00019454,653,00011,858,50010,800,000not known7,193,200Total22,727,00038,116,10048,907,00040,000,00021,160,400Total used combined manpower in World War Two Allied forces: 109,750,100Total used combined manpower in World War Two Axis forces: 61,160,400Summary of total Allied forces 1940 to 1945:Tanks210,950Merchant shipping44,431,300Warships10,853,200War planes582,500Total Manpower109,750,100Summary of total Axis forces 1940 to 1945:Tanks50,400Merchant shipping3,792,000Warships2,244,200War planes174,200Total manpower61,160,400Note: in places the figures are slanted. The figures for the Axis powers does not include Italy and shipping figures for the USSR are not known - hence their impact on the total Allied shipping figure.
How many tanks did America produce in World War 2?
Chris Trueman BA (Hons), MA in the United Kingdom put these tables together for educators in the United Kingdom. Your answer should be here.Tanks produced 1940 to 1945:Great BritainUSAUSSRGermanyJapan19401,4003002,8001,600not known19414,8004,1006,4003,8001,00019428,60025,00024,7006,3001,20019437,50029,50024,00012,10080019444,60017,60029,00019,0003001945not known12,00015,4003,900100Total20,15088,500102,30046,7003,400Total tanks produced Allied forces = 210,950 tanksTotal tanks produced Axis forces = 50,400 tanksWarships produced by total tonnage 1940 to 1945:Great BritainUSAUSSRGermanyJapan1940263,20052,600not known23,800*94,7001941437,200219,300not known147,000*225,0001942481,400859,500not known193,000*254,0001943609,6002,667,400not known211,400*230,0001944583,4003,176,800not known275,300*468,4001945312,8001,190,000not known54,900*66,700Total2,687,6008,165,600---905,400*1,338,800* = submarines only. Germany produced very few surface vessels between 1940 and 1945Total warship production Allied forces = 10,853,200 tonsTotal warship production Axis forces = 2,244,200 tonsMerchant ships produced by total tonnage 1940 to 1945:Great BritainUSAUSSRGermanyJapan1940810,000444,700not knownnot known293,60019411,156,000749,100not knownnot known210,40019421,301,0005,392,800not knownnot known260,10019431,204,00012,485,600not knownnot known769,10019441,014,00011,403,200not knownnot known1,699,2001945856,0007,614,900not knownnot known559,600Total6,341,00038,090,300------3,792,000Total merchant ship production Allied forces = 44,431,300 tonsTotal merchant ship production Axis forces = 3,792,000 tonsGermany produced very few surface vessels between 1940 and 1945Warplanes produced 1940 to 1945:Great BritainUSAUSSRGermanyJapan194015,0006,1007,00010,2004,800194120,10019,40012,50011,0005,100194223,60047,80026,00014,2008,900194326,20085,90037,00025,20016,700194426,50096,30040,00039,60028,200194512,10046,00035,000not known11,100Total123,500301,500157,500100,20074,000Total warplane production Allied forces: 582,500Total warplane production Axis forces: 174,200Combined military manpower 1940 to 1945:Great BritainUSAUSSRGermanyJapan19402,212,000458,3002,500,0005,600,0001,723,20019413,278,0001,795,0004,207,0007,200,0002,411,40019423,784,0003,844,5009,000,0008,600,0002,829,40019434,300,0008,918,60010,000,0009,500,0003,808,20019444,500,00011,241,20012,400,0009,100,0005,365,00019454,653,00011,858,50010,800,000not known7,193,200Total22,727,00038,116,10048,907,00040,000,00021,160,400Total used combined manpower in World War Two Allied forces: 109,750,100Total used combined manpower in World War Two Axis forces: 61,160,400Summary of total Allied forces 1940 to 1945:Tanks210,950Merchant shipping44,431,300Warships10,853,200War planes582,500Total Manpower109,750,100Summary of total Axis forces 1940 to 1945:Tanks50,400Merchant shipping3,792,000Warships2,244,200War planes174,200Total manpower61,160,400Note: in places the figures are slanted. The figures for the Axis powers does not include Italy and shipping figures for the USSR are not known - hence their impact on the total Allied shipping figure.
Is France under axis control?
France was occupied by the German Nazis (the primary nation of the Axis forces) from the time they surrendered to the Nazis in early 1940 until the Allied Forces defeated the Nazis in France in the summer of 1945.
Britains world war 2 allies and enemies?
the major players in the allied forces were Britain, United States, France (defeated in 1940), and later Russia the major players in the axis forces were Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan
What was the purpose of the battle of Dunkirk?
A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defense and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe from 24 May - 4 June 1940.
