The Battle of Dunkirk 1940
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The Battle of Dunkirk 1940. 1940 – The British Army is in France hoping to stop a German invasion. This Army is known as the British Expeditionary Force (B.E.F). The British Army. The British Army. British troops were stationed on the French-Belgian border. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Battle of Dunkirk 1940
The British Army
1940 – The British Army is in France hoping to stop a German invasion.
This Army is known as the British Expeditionary Force (B.E.F).
The British Army
British troops were stationed on the French-Belgian border.
France was further protected by the French Maginot Line
The ran along the German border and was made of concrete, steel, trenched and ditches.
The Maginot Line
The French Maginot Line
The Maginot Line
The Maginot Line
The Maginot Line
The Maginot Line
The Maginot Line
The Maginot Line
The Escape to Dunkirk
When the BEF arrived at Dunkirk they were surrounded.
Royal Navy Ships attempted to rescue British troops.
BUT, the German bombing over Dunkirk destroyed the boat pier.
The BEF were stranded
Evacuation
May 1940, Operation Dynamo made use of 860 small yachts and motorboats to rescue soldiers
Evacuation
Evacuation
Evacuation
Conclusion
The rescue was a success, 300’000 British soldiers were evacuated.
But, Britain lost all their heavy equipment (tanks and heavy guns).
Dunkirk was a massive British defeat.
