Dunkirk And The Battle Of Britain

Question 1

What happened at Dunkirk

Answer 1

1 advancing German army trapped British and French army on beaches near Dunkirk
2. 330,000 men trapped and were sitting target
3, operation dynamo planned by admiral Ramsay to save troops
4. British expeditionary force were professional soldiers
5 May 26 small ships went and transferred soldiers from beaches to larger boats and back to England
6 why didn’t hitler attack all out inc air power?

Question 2

What happened at the Battle of Britain

Answer 2

1germans needed to control English Channel to launch invasion of Britain- operation sea lion
2 needed to stop British navy attacking invasion barges planned to land on English coast
3 needed control of air to control channel
4 German Messerschmitt and junkers took on British spitfire and hurricane

Question 3

Why were Germans defeated in Battle of Britain

Answer 3

1. Germans fought far from base so refuelling impossible
   2 planes had limited time before fuel got too low
   3 British fighters could refuel easily and return to the air quickly
   4 British planes were capable of beating the Luftwaffe planes