Alan Francis Brooke Brooke, 1st1939
Directs defensive actions which secure the escape of the BEF from Dunkirk
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Directs defensive actions which secure the escape of the BEF from Dunkirk
Operational control is delegated to Ramsay
It is planned to evacuate 10,000 from Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer & Dunkirk every 24 hrs
Commands the evacuation from Dunkirk, operates from Dover. A conference considers "emergency evacuation across the Channel of very large forces"
Authorises evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk.
Puts evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from North West France into action
Receives orders to withdraw the BEF to Dunkirk
Secrecy is lifted when submission for large numbers of private vessels are allowed
"We shall fight on the beaches...... we shall never surrender"
The British, although besieged, had been spared from annihilation when Operation Dynamo evacuated 300,000 troops from Dunkirk
Hitler rounds the Maginot line forcing evacuation of 340,000 between 27 May-4 June
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