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MacDonald wrote in 1986 that the British losses were 177 aircraft and German losses 240. [39] [41] [43] The docks at Dunkirk were too badly damaged to be used, but the east and west moles (sea walls protecting the harbour entrance) were intact.
The following day, the Luftwaffe sank one transport and damaged 12 others for 17 losses; the British claimed 38 kills, which is disputed. The RAF and Fleet Air Arm lost 28 aircraft. [91] British troops evacuated from Dunkirk on 31 May 1940. The next day, an additional 53,823 men were embarked, [9] including the first French soldiers. [92]
This list consists of all major [a] naval and merchant ships involved in Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of allied troops from the Dunkirk area from 26 May to 4 June 1940. . The operation was administered by the British Admiralty with the Royal Navy providing the bulk of large vesse
off Dunkirk: 29 May 1940: Sunk by German aircraft HMS Devonia La Panne, Belgium: 31 May 1940: Severely damaged by German aircraft and beached HMS Brighton Queen off Dunkirk: 1 June 1940: Sunk by German aircraft HMS Skipjack (J38) 51° 03'N, 2° 24'E, off Dunkirk: 1 June 1940: Sunk by German aircraft HMS Dundalk (J60) 52º 03'N, 01º 48'E, off ...
The Dunkirk Jack, flown only by civilian ships that participated in the Dunkirk evacuation. The Little Ships of Dunkirk were about 850 private boats [1] that sailed from Ramsgate in England to Dunkirk in northern France between 26 May and 4 June 1940 as part of Operation Dynamo, helping to rescue more than 336,000 British, French, and other Allied soldiers who were trapped on the beaches at ...
British losses at Dunkirk made up 6 per cent of their total losses during the French campaign, including 60 precious fighter pilots. The Luftwaffe failed in its task of preventing the evacuation but inflicted serious losses on the Allied forces. 89 merchantmen (of 126,518 grt) were lost; the navy lost 29 of its 40 destroyers sunk or seriously ...
A local counter-attack at the Battle of Arras (1940) (21 May) was a considerable tactical success but the BEF, French and Belgian forces north of the Somme River retreated to Dunkirk on the French North Sea coast soon after, British and French troops being evacuated in Operation Dynamo (26 May – 4 June) to England after the capitulation of ...
Dunkirk was Spain's greatest base for privateers, and these privateers had wreaked havoc on English merchant shipping. [ c ] It was defended by a garrison of about 3,000 in May 1658, [ 14 ] while an English fleet of 18 ships, [ 15 ] under Edward Mountagu , blockaded the port and prevented any reinforcement or supply by sea.