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After the surrender of [[Belgium]], French and [[British]] forces in Belgium retreated to Dunkirk, a town on the northern coast of [[France]]. Here they held off the Germans while more than 300,000 Allied troops waded out to British rescue-vessels in late May 1940. The tiny British [[Royal Air Force]] formed aerial umbrella to hold off the German bombers. | After the surrender of [[Belgium]], French and [[British]] forces in Belgium retreated to Dunkirk, a town on the northern coast of [[France]]. Here they held off the Germans while more than 300,000 Allied troops waded out to British rescue-vessels in late May 1940. The tiny British [[Royal Air Force]] formed aerial umbrella to hold off the German bombers. | ||
| − | The successful operation saved the entire British army. If the Dunkirk rescue had failed, the British troops would certainly have been defeated or captured. However, as British Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] noted afterwards, "Wars are not won by evacuations". | + | The [[Operation Dynamo|successful operation]] saved the entire British army. If the Dunkirk rescue had failed, the British troops would certainly have been defeated or captured. However, as British Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] noted afterwards, "Wars are not won by evacuations". |
[[category:World War II]] | [[category:World War II]] | ||
[[Category:French Cities and Towns]] | [[Category:French Cities and Towns]] | ||
Revision as of 03:27, December 30, 2008
After the surrender of Belgium, French and British forces in Belgium retreated to Dunkirk, a town on the northern coast of France. Here they held off the Germans while more than 300,000 Allied troops waded out to British rescue-vessels in late May 1940. The tiny British Royal Air Force formed aerial umbrella to hold off the German bombers.
The successful operation saved the entire British army. If the Dunkirk rescue had failed, the British troops would certainly have been defeated or captured. However, as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill noted afterwards, "Wars are not won by evacuations".