Battle of Dunkirk
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany. A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe from 24 May to 4 June 1940.
After the Phoney War, the Battle of France began in earnest on 10 May 1940. To the east, the German Army Group B invaded and subdued the Netherlands and advanced westwards through Belgium. In response, the Supreme Allied Commander French General Maurice Gamelin initiated "Plan D" which relied heavily on the Maginot Line fortifications. Gamelin committed the forces under his command, three mechanised armies, the French First and Seventh and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) to the River Dyle. On 14 May, German Army Group A burst through the Ardennes and advanced rapidly to the west toward Sedan, then turned northwards to the English Channel, in what Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein called the "sickle cut" (known as "Plan Yellow" or the Manstein Plan), effectively flanking the Allied forces.
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The Allies successfully completed the evacuation of Dunkirk on August 4, 1940. By that time, nearly 340,000 British and French servicemen had been saved.
The retreat to and subsequent evacuation from Dunkirk took place at Dunkirk, in northeastern France.
The Battle of Dunkirk started on May 26, 1940 and was over June 4, 1940.
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Yes the Scottish Royal Fusiliers were in the Battle of Dunkirk and some won medals. See the links below.
289 tanks, 63,897 army vehicles and 2,472 guns were left behind at Dunkirk.
Its possible that the only unconventional weapons platform engaged in the Battle of Dunkirk consisted of private yachts and fishing boats that went in to evacuate the troops from the beach.