Bertram Ramsay20 May 1940
It is planned to evacuate 10,000 from Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer & Dunkirk every 24 hrs
Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
It is planned to evacuate 10,000 from Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer & Dunkirk every 24 hrs
The last of the 338,000 British, French and Belgian forces evacuated from Dunkirk. Evacuation from Dunkirk begins
Announces in Cabinet, "of course, whatever happens at Dunkirk, we shall fight on"
Agrees that the BEF should evacuate after deciding "no further proportionate damage could be inflicted on the enemy"
Ignores orders from Gort & the French to stay. Decides to evacuate all 3 remaining Divisions of the BEF on 1st June
Gort returns to Britain & Alexander is put in charge of the 3 BEF Divisions at Dunkirk
The Commander of the BEF follows Cabinet orders & returns to Britain
Completes the withdrawal of Second Corps from La Panne & Dunkirk
The Germans enter Dunkirk
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