INVASION of france (dunkirk)
•The Germans break through the Dyle Line of defenses and the Ardennes and rush to the coast
•They surround approximately 500,000 troops by May 27 (17 days)
•The British realized they were surrounded and ordered the navy to put together an evacuation
•Also civilians
•Almost 340,000 troops are rescued in a weeks time
•The Germans hold up while this occurs?
•Seen as a small Allied victory
-although wars are not won by invasions.
•They surround approximately 500,000 troops by May 27 (17 days)
•The British realized they were surrounded and ordered the navy to put together an evacuation
•Also civilians
•Almost 340,000 troops are rescued in a weeks time
•The Germans hold up while this occurs?
•Seen as a small Allied victory
-although wars are not won by invasions.
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It was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and the early hours of 4 June 1940, because the British, French, and Belgian troops were cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk in theSecond World War. This was seen as a small allied victory.
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