USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On 10 May 1940, Germany invaded France and the Low Countries, pushing the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), along with French and Belgian troops, back to the French port of Dunkirk . A huge rescue, Operation ‘Dynamo’, was organised by the Royal Navy to get the troops off the beaches and back to Britain.

Detailed explanation-2: -In addition, more than 50, 000 British troops were unable to escape the Continent; of these, 11, 000 were killed and the bulk of the remainder were made prisoners of war (a handful were able to evade capture and eventually made their way back to Allied or neutral territory).

Detailed explanation-3: -The more than 100, 000 French troops evacuated from Dunkirk were quickly and efficiently shuttled to camps in various parts of south-western England, where they were temporarily lodged before being repatriated.

Detailed explanation-4: -In summer 1940, thousands of British troops and other Allied fighters slipped away from the Germans sweeping across France. The evacuation wasn’t successful just because of British determination. A series of decisions by German commanders left the Allies room to get away.

Detailed explanation-5: -After the last rescue boats left Dunkirk harbor on June 4, 1940, the Germans captured some 40, 000 French troops who’d been left behind as well as at least 40, 000 British soldiers in the Dunkirk vicinity.