1940
British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
Advises Hitler to allow the BEF time to gather for an evacuation at Dunkirk
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Dunkirk in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Advises Hitler to allow the BEF time to gather for an evacuation at Dunkirk
Advises Hitler to allow the BEF time to gather for an evacuation at Dunkirk
The 6 Fliegerkorps of Luftflotte 2 & 3 begin the war in the west
Reaches the Channel Coast
Hitler orders the left wing to stop, it is forbidden to cross the Aa
Halts his forces behind Dunkirk to allow the Luftwaffe the finishing blow
Orders Guderains tanks to make no further advance, allowing the evacuation of the BEF
Halts his forces behind Dunkirk to allow the Luftwaffe the finishing blow
The Panzer Divisions halt on Hitler's orders enabling British troops to escape to Dunkirk
Orders Guderains tanks to make no further advance, allowing the evacuation of the BEF
Goering holds back the Army outside Dunkirk, Kesselring objects to this strategy
The "halt order" is lifted & the Panzers resume their advance
The evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk begins
The evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk begins
Allied craft are hit but 47,300 of the BEF are evacuated
Allied craft are hit but 47,300 of the BEF are evacuated
The final day of the Dunkirk evacuation
The French rearguard surrenders
Dunkirk is captured after its evacuation by the BEF
The British Royal Navy evacuates 300,000 from Dunkirk
The British Royal Navy evacuates 300,000 from Dunkirk
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