Two major events: Battle of Dunkirk Battle of Britain Dunkirk A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front; The Battle of Dunkirk took place during the Second World War it was between the Allies and Germany. The Battle of Dunkirk was the defense and evacuation of allied forces (mostly British) in France from May 26–June 4 1940. Dunkirk took place after the German army had executed “plan yellow” which basically flanked the allies and caught them off guard. The allies tried to counter attack
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Was Dunkirk a triumph or disaster? Using pages 158 – 161 in your textbook complete the chart below. Source Triumph or disaster Quote / description Reliability rating / 5 Explanation of score 2 triumph BLOODY MARVELLOUS 3 An article by the daily mirror should be reliable because they are a reallyq famous newspaper 3 Triumph A painting by Charles cundall who was sent to The battle scene to get a drawing of the war 3 This picture is drawn by Charles Cundall‚ and he saw they
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Was Dunkirk a Triumph of a Disaster? In May 1940 Hitler decided to start taking countries to the West of Germany‚ this included France. The French had strong defences around the German border‚ so Hitler travelled round them and invaded Holland and Belgium and then entered France through the Ardennes‚ which is covered by dense forest. The Germans took the French and the British Expeditionary Force -who were allied with France- by surprise because of the speed of their advance and managed to corner
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Dunkirk battle could be called a failure or success depending on the viewpoint. From 27th May to 4th June the British Expeditionary Force with the remainder of the French and Belgian armies were attacked from behind by the Germans while waiting for a ‘ferry service’ back to Britain. After their defeat at Calais‚ in May 1940‚ the British army were ordered to retreat from the area and get to the coastal area of Dunkirk no matter what. There they would be rescued by the British naval forces. However
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ultimately led to his defeat. One of the major blunders that Hitler made was allowing the British to escape from Dunkirk. This gave the British army the boost it needed to win the war. Before the escape from Dunkirk British citizens thought the worst for its country. After the British were not able to defend France any longer‚ they had to fall back into a port on the Atlantic called Dunkirk. Instead of releasing the Panzers to garantee the the extermination of the British‚ Hitler ordered their halt
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Was Dunkirk a moral victory or a military disaster? Firstly‚ let’s set the scene for this event. Neville Chamberlain had declared war on the Nazis eight months ago and currently there was a stalemate between both sides called the “Phoney War.” On May 10‚ the Germans launched a blitzkrieg attack on the Netherlands and Belgium. By May 15‚ they had already broken through the French defenses and started to head straight for the English Channel. A week later‚ German forces had the British Expeditionary
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Minister of Britain were the British Expeditionary Force and the First French Army trapped on the beaches surrounding Dunkirk‚ France ("Battle of Dunkirk"). There were 400‚000 troops trapped on there‚ with the Nazis surprisingly halted. 338‚000 troops were rescued from those beaches‚ thanks to efforts from many different groups of people ("World War II: Battle and Evacuation of Dunkirk"). In the speech “We Shall Fight On The Beaches” Winston Churchill used inspiring words and recent events to rally
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that mistakes‚ when significant enough‚ can affect an entire war. This was proven in World War Two‚ through his mistakes in The Battle of Dunkirk‚ The Battle of Britain‚ and Operation Barbarossa. Hitler’s failure to recognize the turmoil he caused in World War Two through his series of mistakes‚ caused the eventual downfall of Germany. The Battle of Dunkirk marked one of Hitler’s first mistakes. As Hitler wanted to conquer France‚ it had taken less than two weeks for the German army to make it’s
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mistakes that escalated his destruction. The battle of Dunkirk was a tragedy in the eyes of Germany. Declaring war on the United States of America was a tremendous mistake. Losing the battle at Stalingrad would increase the rate of defeat. Hitler lost World War II‚ not because of one mistake but instead because of a culmination of many mistakes. The first of many mistakes that Hitler made was that he allowed the Allied troops to escape from Dunkirk. Historian Michael Coffey writes‚ “The British could
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at Coke’s Dunkirk‚ France‚ bottling plant. In Belsele‚ 10 miles from Bornem‚ children and teachers were complaining of illnesses related to drinking Coke products. The vending machines at the school were stocked with Coke from the company’s Dunkirk plant’s practices were being questioned. What initially seemed like an isolated incident was now a crisis. Immediately following the second scare‚ Belgium’s Health Minister banned the sale of all precuts produced in the Antwerp and Dunkirk plants. Things
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