THE BATTEL OF DUNKIRK

DATE/LOCATION/AGAINST

• May 26- June 3, 1940
• Dunkirk, France WWII
• Germany against Frace/Britain/Belgian(allies).

WHAT LED TO THIS BATTLE?

• German forces advancing.
• British troops evacuated.
• British, France & Belgian troops were unprepared.

DETAILS ABOUT THE BATTLE

• Germany took over.
• Troops were evacuated from Dunkirk.
• British lost so much(men, land, boats)

QUOTE

• "For us Germans the word "dunkirchen" will stand for an all time victory in the greatest battle of annihilation in history. But, for the British and French who were there, it will remind them for the rest of the lives of a defeat that was heavier than any army had suffered before". -Der Adler

OUTCOME

• Evacuation of around 350,000.
• Allies didn't allow German to kill the other troops still in Dunkirk.
• German took over France.
• British army was saved.

SIGNIFICANCE

• 332,226 were rescued
• Many troops were saved