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: -From May 26 to June 4, over 338, 000 British and French troops were safely evacuated from Dunkirk. Critical to this process was the British Royal Air Force, which intercepted German bombers above the beach. Together with the civilians who aided the Royal Navy, they saved countless lives.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Well, it’s often forgotten that 40, 000 British troops never made it onto the boats, and were left at the mercy of the Germans. Many were herded up and sent on long, gruelling marches into Germany.

Detailed explanation-5: -The British Army was called on to fight around the world, starting with campaigns in Europe in 1940. After the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied Forces from France (May–June 1940), the army fought in the Mediterranean and Middle East theatres, and in the Burma Campaign.