The Battle Of Dunkirk

Question 1

What happened at the Battle of Dunkirk?

Answer 1

By May 1940, British and French troops had been pushed back to the beaches of Dunkirk and were trapped between the German army and English channel

Question 2

What was ‘Operation Dynamo’?

Answer 2

The British plan to evacuate soldiers by ship from the beaches.

Question 3

What was used for ‘Operation Dynamo’?

Answer 3

The Royal Navy, as well as fishing boats, pleasure steamers and sailing boats, we’re used to evacuate the soldiers

Question 4

Who was saved?

Answer 4

198,000 British and 140,000 French troops

Question 5

Victory?

Answer 5

More troops were saved than expected.
The ‘Dunkirk Spirit’ of resilience and courage in the face of an enemy was born.
Britain did not surrender and would fight alone.

Question 6

Defeat?

Answer 6

Thousands of French troops were left behind and taken prisoner.
Ammunition and machines were abandoned.
With Western Europe abandoned by its main defenders, the German army swept through the rest of France, and Paris fell on June 14