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Between 26 May and 4 June, a period during which the panzer battalions were within 10 miles from Dunkirk, 338, 226 British, French, Belgian and Polish troops were evacuated to Britain, including 13,053<ref>"Of these, 211,532 were listed as physically fit British troops, 13,053 as British sick or wounded, and 112,546 as Allies, mostly French but including some Belgians." Britain, Volume 4, p. 4, British Information Services, 1944, 1945</ref> British sick and wounded. Six British destroyers, eight troopships and 243 smaller boats were lost during the evacuation.  

Between 26 May and 4 June, a period during which the panzer battalions were within 10 miles from Dunkirk, 338, 226 British, French, Belgian and Polish troops were evacuated to Britain, including 13,053<ref>"Of these, 211,532 were listed as physically fit British troops, 13,053 as British sick or wounded, and 112,546 as Allies, mostly French but including some Belgians." Britain, Volume 4, p. 4, British Information Services, 1944, 1945</ref> British sick and wounded. Six British destroyers, eight troopships and 243 smaller boats were lost during the evacuation.  

According to the book ''The British Army in France After Dunkirk'' (Pen & Sword, 2009), 40,000 British troops were killed, wounded or captured at Dunkirk. Around 3,500<ref>"Enemy action against ships at sea and the beaches resulted in the deaths of some 3,500 British troops out of the total of 68,111 killed, wounded and taken prisoner during the retreat to Dunkirk." Churchill's Channel War 1939-45, Robert Jackson, Osprey Publishing, 2013</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=20000603&id=7pJSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k28DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5586,988786&hl=en Dunkirk veterans commemorate 60th anniversary of epic rescue]</ref> British were killed in the retreat and evacuations with 1,500<ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/578885/Dunkirk-evacuation-World-War-Two-Germany-Britain The miracle of Dunkirk: 40 facts about the famous evacuation]</ref> French civilians believed killed in and around Dunkirk.  

According to the book ''The British Army in France After Dunkirk'' (Pen & Sword, 2009), 40,000 British troops were killed, wounded or captured at Dunkirk. Around 3,500<ref>"Enemy action against ships at sea and the beaches resulted in the deaths of some 3,500 British troops out of the total of 68,111 killed, wounded and taken prisoner during the retreat to Dunkirk." Churchill's Channel War 1939-45, Robert Jackson, Osprey Publishing, 2013</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=20000603&id=7pJSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k28DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5586,988786&hl=en Dunkirk veterans commemorate 60th anniversary of epic rescue]</ref> British were killed in the retreat and evacuations with 1,500<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/578885/Dunkirk-evacuation-World-War-Two-Germany-Britain The miracle of Dunkirk: 40 facts about the famous evacuation]</ref> French civilians believed killed in and around Dunkirk.  

There were many acts of bravery in the BEF. Sergeant Major Gus Jennings was killed neutralizing a German stick grenade in an effort to save fellow soldiers from the ''Royal Warwickshire'' Regiment. Captain Marcus Ervine-Andrews was awarded the Victoria Cross for single-handedly contesting the advance of a German platoon, allowing eight of his men to escape to safety. .  

There were many acts of bravery in the BEF. Sergeant Major Gus Jennings was killed neutralizing a German stick grenade in an effort to save fellow soldiers from the ''Royal Warwickshire'' Regiment. Captain Marcus Ervine-Andrews was awarded the Victoria Cross for single-handedly contesting the advance of a German platoon, allowing eight of his men to escape to safety. .  

On 30 June, the English Channel Islands - comprising Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm - were occupied after British Prime Minister Winston Churchill concluded them impossible to defend after much loss of British equipment at Dunkirk, St Nazaire and other ports of evacuation.

On 30 June, the English Channel Islands - comprising Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm - were occupied after British Prime Minister Winston Churchill concluded them impossible to defend after much loss of British equipment at Dunkirk, St Nazaire and other ports of evacuation.

In the retreat to Dunkirk and other ports, the BEF was forced to leave behind 2,400 artillery guns, 445 tanks, 65,000 vehicles and 68,000 tonnes of ammunition.<ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/578885/Dunkirk-evacuation-World-War-Two-Germany-Britain The miracle of Dunkirk: 40 facts about the famous evacuation]</ref> Winston Churchill,  who had become Prime Minister on 10 May, hailed Dunkirk as a ''miracle'' and described the British determination as the ''"Dunkirk spirit"'', but also warned that ''"wars are not won by evacuations"''.

In the retreat to Dunkirk and other ports, the BEF was forced to leave behind 2,400 artillery guns, 445 tanks, 65,000 vehicles and 68,000 tonnes of ammunition.<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/578885/Dunkirk-evacuation-World-War-Two-Germany-Britain The miracle of Dunkirk: 40 facts about the famous evacuation]</ref> Winston Churchill,  who had become Prime Minister on 10 May, hailed Dunkirk as a ''miracle'' and described the British determination as the ''"Dunkirk spirit"'', but also warned that ''"wars are not won by evacuations"''.

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