Some people have the view that the events at Dunkirk in 1940 deserve to be remembered as a triumph for Britain and its people. How far do the sources support or contradict this view? May 1940. Germany had attacked France‚ Belgium and Holland. Within six weeks all three countries had surrendered. Germany’s success lay at the feet of a new and successful war technique: Blitzkrieg. This was the fast and overwhelmingly successful invasion of a country using tanks‚ air craft‚ artillery and infantry all
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‘’miracle’ ’Dunkirk ‚the troops trapped on Dunkirk and the evacuation associated with them‚ was called by Winston Churchill .In the spring of 1940 the Wehrmacht swept through western Europe ‚using Blitzkrieg ‚both the French and British armies could the onslaught .for western Europeans ‚World war two was about to start .The ‘’phoney War’’ had surely come to an end. The advancing German army trapped the British and the French armies on the beaches on Dunkirk. Over 300
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Over the summer‚ I went to go watch the movie Dunkirk in the theatre. Dunkirk is directed by Christopher Nolan and was produced by him and Emma Thomas. It was released on July 13‚ 2017 ‚ and has the potential to be nominated for two Oscars. This movie is all about the Dunkirk evacuation that happened in 1940. The movie starts with the British troops and all the other ally troops being stuck on beach of Dunkirk‚ trying to evacuate 400 000 men. They were stuck nowhere to go and can only escape
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It all started on May 26‚ 1940. The Battle of Dunkirk was an operation that took place in Dunkirk‚ France during the second world war. The battle was between the British‚ France‚ Belgium‚ Poland‚ and the Netherlands against Germany. On May 26‚ 1940‚ Anthony Eden told General Lord Gort‚ Commander in chief that they might need to “fight back to the West”. The first plan for a defense along the Lys Canal couldn’t be carried out because of the Germans moved their troops on that day. With the 2nd and
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The evacuation Dunkirk is though as the turning point of World War II. When all hope was lost they pulled together and beat the stacked odds. It gave new hope for the alleys and kept them in the war. From the Royal air force to the lone fishermen every one contributed. Along with the men in the rear fighting off the Germens‚ so there buddies could pack onto the hundreds of boats. Dunkirk is a city in north France. On May 10th Field marshal Grdvon Rudsted directed 101‚500‚000 men and 1‚500 tanks
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Was the battle of Dunkirk a triumph or success? A question with no simple answer and probably a question we will never know the true answer to. In the 70 plus years since the battle‚ a variety of medias‚ for example textbooks‚ diary logs and newspaper articles have continued to influence peoples different interpretations on whether or not the events at Dunkirk deserve to be remembered as a triumph or in fact a failure for Britain and its people. In the month of May 1940‚ Hitler’s army was winning
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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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