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The Evacuation of Dunkirk lasted from May until June in 1940. Germany had started by pushing their ‘threats or enemies’ back to an area on the coastline around the border of the France port of Dunkirk this included Britain, France and Belgium. Germany then made sure that France had no other allies that could help them and blocked France off. The Prime Minster in that period of time Winston Churchill called anyone who had a boat to go across the English Channel and to rescue anybody they could from Germanys army including their allies. It was then that they French felt relief and bravery and on May the 16^th to June the 4^th they set out on fishing boats, lifeboats, merchant marines and yachts succeeding to rescue over 338 00 people which included 198 000 British troops and over 140 000 French and Belgium troops and allied parties. However, many didn’t get the happy ever after when they were blown to bits from Germanys attack in Dunkirk when the troops were being rescued many didn’t survive leaving them deep in the ocean forever, trying to get away from the machine guns, bombs and fighter planes.  

 

Germany trying to take over France, Britain and Belgium and had the upper hand at that with a lot more weapons and army. The French then got scared trying to fight desperately for nothing so they called in a guy called Gort who helped them and moved the troops south where they joined a troop. Britain then felt threatened and had to evacuate France. Gort decided that he would retreat the army on May the 23^rd in 1940 to save Britain any more hassle and prepare themselves for another battle on another day. 

 

The British Army then joined the French and Belgium army to help fight and save their way through the small town of port Dunkin to defend it from Germany's attack. They would then hope that England’s ships would come and collect them. 

 

On May the 24^th Hitler held his forces and a call was sent back to England to get any England ships to come and help save them. It was then they an army of boats and marines were sailing across the channel to rescue the troops. Whilst leading the chips over with a red firelight they reached Dunkirk where Germany was bombing hundreds of troops with machine guns and fighter planes. 40,000 British, French and Belgium troops were either shot, blown to bits or taken from the shore where they were trying to escape towards the rescue boats. 

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 Allied powers   
 United Kingdom  
 United States of America   
 Vichy France   
 Russia (but fighting on Eastern front)   

 Axis powers 
Nazi Germany  

The Kingdom of Italy  
Empire of Japan (but fighting in the Pacific)

·      3 September 1939 – 7 May 1945

·      First phase was September 1939 to June 1940 (They block Germany Shipping & German navy attempted to inflict some measure)

·      Britain lost navy support when France fell to Germany  

·      Battle of the Atlantic was the longest military campaign in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945

 

 

·      Britain imposed a naval blockade to prevent merchant ships delivering supplies for Germany’s war effort.

·      Germany retaliated by sending their navy to take the Britain supplies ships 

·      Britain was under threat because Germany destroy 2600 ships

·      Britain stuck back by creating new machines that use radar to fine the U-boats and destroy them so they could feel safer with war supplies for Britain to travel 

·      Canada played a key role in the Allied struggle for control of the North Atlantic

·      Canada declared war on Germany 

·      first shots on the Atlantic were fired on 3 September 1939, just hours after Britain formally declared war on Germany

·      the aim of the battle was to control the Atlantic sea routes

·      Over 30,000 sailors were killed on each side

·      Germans sometimes used a "wolf pack" tactic where a number of submarines would surround and attack a supply convoy at once

 

Allies wanted to stop Germany from using the Atlantic, they wanted safe passage for their ships and they wanted to expand their military control of the Atlantic.

 

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1. What two seasons were the battle of Britain held in? 

2. What was their overall mission? 

3. Name three things that led to the Germans failure? 

1. What did it start? 

2. Who was in the allied powers? 

3. How many people were killed on each side? 

1. What countries where involved? 

2. What did the French Prime Minster ask of the people of France? 

1. What did Blitzkrieg mean in English? 

2. Name one of the wars in which the Blitzkrieg tactic was used?