During the Dunkirk evacuation in May and June 1940, approximately 400,000 Allied troops were stranded on the beaches awaiting rescue. Of these, around 338,000 soldiers were successfully evacuated to Britain through a massive operation known as Operation Dynamo. The situation was dire, with many troops facing the threat of enemy attacks while waiting for evacuation.
During the Dunkirk evacuation in May and June 1940, the British government initially hoped to rescue around 30,000 troops. However, the operation, known as Operation Dynamo, ultimately succeeded in evacuating approximately 338,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk. This unexpected number far exceeded initial expectations, showcasing both the effectiveness of the evacuation efforts and the resilience of the troops involved.
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.
Dunkirk, France. The British Expeditionary Army had been forced back by the German troops to the Channel coast and was expected to have to surrender there. But Hitler - for reasons never fully explained - ordered his troops not to make the final attack just then. This gave the British navy the opportunity to start a rescue operation. An enormous flottilla of navy and private ships managed to evacuate most of the British army from the Dunkirk beaches before the Germans finally moved in.
I just saw the movie and it was British and French troops there.
No American troops were involved in Dunkirk. The evacuation at Dunkirk took place at the end of the Battle of France in 1941 and involved French and British Expeditionary Force Troops who were being transported back to England. American troops did not land in France until June 6, 1944 (D-Day).
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.
it is huge
Dunkirk :) but the Germans bombed them as they tried to evacuate on the beaches
At the beaches of Dunkirk, france.
Dunkirk on the French side of the Channel.
1: there was an evacuation going on. 2: The british airforce were badly damaged
The evacuation of nearly 340000 Allied troops from the beaches at Dunkirk took place between 26th May 1940 and 4th June 1940.
338,000 Allied troops (mostly British) were evacuated from the beaches to escape from the advancing German Army.
By small boats ferrying people from the beaches to larger ships waiting offshore.
the sea was to high to sail on so they could not sail on it.
The evacuation of 338.000 allied (mainly British) troops from the beaches after having been driven back by the advancing German army.
338,000 Allied (mostly British) troops were rescued off the beaches after having been driven back by the advancing German Army.