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the enemy began to fire with cannon upon the beaches by which alone the shipping could approach ...
He then handed me a map and sent me on my way. Thankfully my roommate found an additional pamphlet that had spots along the board walk signifying historical spots such as: “this is where the British hid”, “this is where the evacuation took place”, and “this is where the ships cam...
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It was Alexander’s intention to continue the evacuation during the night from the western beaches and Dunkirk, the rear guard retiring at dawn to Dunkirk itself. Wake-Walker, Alexander, and Tennant met to finalize plans for the overnight evacuation. All were made aware that the French were ...
a greater objective for the Germans in the air than to make evacuation from these beaches ...
Dunkirk evacuation (May 26–June 4, 1940), in World War II, the evacuation of about 198,000 soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and 140,000 French and Belgian troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk to England. Naval vessels and hundreds
Dunkirk evacuation - Miracle, WWII, Evacuees: The evacuation was achieved by the air cover provided by fighter aircraft from the English coast, the efforts of the seacraft, and the good discipline of the troops. Almost all of the BEF's heavy equipment an
The evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) to England. Operation Dynamo used hundreds of naval vessels and civilian boats in the evacuation. Map description: Map showing far northeastern France and Belgium and far ...