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Did Any Other French Ports Help In The Dunkirk Evacuations In 1940?
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What is the name of some French ports?
Major French ports:- on the Mediterranean sea: Marseille ( the busiest French port - English spelling: Marseilles), Sète, Nice.- on the English Channel: Le Havre (second-largest French sea port), Calais, Dunkerque (Dunkirk), Boulogne, Cherbourg, Dieppe.- on the Atlantic: Brest, Lorient (both naval military bases), La Rochelle.- (sizeable) river ports: Rouen (on the Seine river), Bordeaux (on the Gironde estuary).
What are the three famous French ports?
Caen, Calais, and Saint-Malo; Bayonne, La Rochelle, and Saint-Marc-sur-Mer; and Cannes, Marseille, and Nice are respectively three famous French ports each in terms of the main coastlines of France. The first set references ports along the English Channel across from England. The second and third sets respectively refer to ports along France's Atlantic and Mediterranean shorelines.
When the British and french retreated to the french side of the English channel the British done what?
saved over 300,000 troops by sending out nearly anything that would float. .................................................................................................. In June 1940 the British Expeditionary Force, together with The French and Belgian armies, were cut off by German forces because they were utterly unprepared for the strength of the latter. They retreated to Dunkirk, and during the course of the next nine days 200,000 British and 140,000 French soldiers were evacuated by a total of some 850 ships. This saved the Army from utter defeat; the question of why Germany did not capitalise on their advantage was a mystery for years but eventually blame was placed on Hitler, because he wanted to use the Luftwaffe to bombard the troops on the beach, but the weather was too poor. 40,000 of the French were taken to other French ports, but they were captured shortly after by the Germans anyway when France fell.
What are the names of the ports of Tunisia?
The most significant Tunisian port is Tunis, which is also the capital of the country. Other Tunisian ports are Bizerte, Gabès, La Goulette, Sfax, Sousse and Zarzis.
Why did the evacuation of Dunkirk happen?
In May 1940, the combined British and French armies were thoroughly beaten by the advancing German army. A plan was devised to rescue the British Army from France but most of the ports were in German hands, so it was decided to evacuate them from the beaches near Dunkirk in northern France. The problem was that the water was too shallow for larger ships to get inshore so hundreds of small boats were sent over to France from southern England to ferry the soldiers from the beaches to the waiting ships off-shore. While this was happening, they were under constant air attack from the German Luftwaffe. By the end of 'Operation Dynamo' around 338,000 British and French troops had been saved - 10 times more than had been expected, but all of their equipment had to be left behind. Because of this, it became known as 'the miracle' of Dunkirk.
What is the name of some French ports?
Major French ports:- on the Mediterranean sea: Marseille ( the busiest French port - English spelling: Marseilles), Sète, Nice.- on the English Channel: Le Havre (second-largest French sea port), Calais, Dunkerque (Dunkirk), Boulogne, Cherbourg, Dieppe.- on the Atlantic: Brest, Lorient (both naval military bases), La Rochelle.- (sizeable) river ports: Rouen (on the Seine river), Bordeaux (on the Gironde estuary).
What was the outcome of the battle of Dunkirk?
The evacuation from Dunkirk saved 338,226 soldiers [British & French]. Although a massive amount of equipment was lost, Dunkirk was probably Hitler's greatest mistake next to attacking Russia because if he had pressed home his attack he would have as good as wiped-out the army and destroyed moral. The saving of so many soldiers, against all the odds, gave a massive boost to moral in Britain - a boost that was never to be lowered, even during the blitz.
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.
French and british warship were banned from american ports in?
It was the Proclamation of Neutrality that banned French and British warships from American ports. The proclamation was issued on April 22, 1793.
What are the name of 2 french ports stating with c?
calais and something.......
What are the two french ports begnning with C?
Cherbourg et Calais
Did the proclamation neutrality barred french and English warships from American ports?
yes
Did jays treaty barred french and british warships from American ports?
false
What two cities are important French ports?
The Le Rhone and Mediterranean Sea
What happens to the member ports of a VLAN when the VLAN is deleted?
The ports cannot communicate with other ports and port light turn to amber ...
What other ports were attacked in World War 2?
Singapore, ports in the Philippines, and Indochina.
Why does Pennsylvania have a ship on it's flag?
Because of its ports on lake Erie and other Ports.
