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In
June 1940 the British government organised a military operation
to withdraw their British and Allied troops from Northern France
after a heavy defeat following the German break through to the
channel Ports.
In
1940 the Germans smashed French resistance, which left the British
no choice but to rescue the troops. The Operation Dynamo was
carried out from Dunkirk. A group of about 40 Destroyers, minesweepers,
sloops, transports and patrol crafts were used in the operation.
The
Blitzkrieg, which means "lightning war" was the strategy
used by Hitler's Wehrmacht against the armies of Britain, France,
Holland and Belgium. It was a system of armoured units rapidly
advancing, who were helped by infantry and planes. The massed
tank columns smashed through enemy lines got into their heartland.
The Luftwaffe then destroyed the communications and any of the
enemies Equipment. The result was the ignominious evacuation
of Dunkirk and the fall of France.
The Germans tried to enter Dunkirk but failed, they used dive-bombers
to attack the soldiers who were stood on the beaches waiting
to be evacuated. The army of French, English and Belgian held
back the Germans from entering Dunkirk long enough for the soldiers
to evacuate. By June about 4,338,200 Soldiers (French, English
and Belgian) were rescued and bought to England.
Six destroyers were sunk (by the Germans) and many other smaller
boats were also sunk. Despite the loss the evacuation was a
success.
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