invasion of france (dunkirk)
- The Germans break through the Dyle Line of defenses and the Ardennes and rush to the coast.
- They surround approx 500,000 troops by May 27( in 17 days)
- They surround approx 500,000 troops by May 27( in 17 days)
Dunkirk
- The only way to get out of Dunirk was to evacuate by sea= virtually impossible.
- Winston churchil who was PM at this time came on the radio and said we must get the out of there
- They ended up having to call on civilians to rescue 340,000 troops over the course of the week
- Why did the germans hold up and allow them to escape?
- Some people saw this as an alliance victory
- Without dunkirk having taken place, there was a good chance that Germany could have invaded Britain in the following year
Britain ordered an evacuation from France as they were surrounded by German troops, and civilians contributed a variety of boats to the effort. In total, almost 340,000 troops were rescued. The Italians declared war on France on June 10th, and quickly conditions worsened as Paris falls four days later. The Maginot line proved to be useless, and Germany alongside Italy used their tanks in numbers. France was being dominated, as the Luftwaffe also proved to be powerful and soon fell into Political Dissention.
- Winston churchil who was PM at this time came on the radio and said we must get the out of there
- They ended up having to call on civilians to rescue 340,000 troops over the course of the week
- Why did the germans hold up and allow them to escape?
- Some people saw this as an alliance victory
- Without dunkirk having taken place, there was a good chance that Germany could have invaded Britain in the following year
Britain ordered an evacuation from France as they were surrounded by German troops, and civilians contributed a variety of boats to the effort. In total, almost 340,000 troops were rescued. The Italians declared war on France on June 10th, and quickly conditions worsened as Paris falls four days later. The Maginot line proved to be useless, and Germany alongside Italy used their tanks in numbers. France was being dominated, as the Luftwaffe also proved to be powerful and soon fell into Political Dissention.
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