Below is some information on the Dunkirk evacuation. Were your ancestors part of the battle? It also includes the regiments involved in the battle of the Dunkirk evacuation with some suggested websites that may be of interest in researching your ancestors or genealogy in general.

Theatres of War, Army Regiments, Naval Detachments, RAF

Description: The Dunkirk evacuation, also known as Operation Dynamo, took place May-June 1940 in Northern France. The British Expeditionary Force and their allies had been driven back by the Germans and bottled up at the port of Dunkirk. Desperate to withdraw the troops before the Germans closed in, Winston Churchill asked the British public to sail any and every vessel to France to help evacuate the troops. With only 7000 rescued on the first day, the situation looked grim, but by the 4th June, a total of 338226 soldiers had been removed, of which 198229 were British. It has often been debated as to whether this was a victory or disaster for the allies. Certainly, many of the German High Command, including Admiral Donitz, considered it a failure for the Germans for not acting quickly enough. Regardless of the opinions, the result allowed the allies to re-group and ultimately stage a successful landing on D-Day, leading to the eventual downfall of the German Empire.

• No. 2 squadron
• No. 15 squadron
• No. 16 squadron
• No. 19 squadron
• No. 26 squadron
• No. 41 squadron
• No. 43 squadron
• No. 54 squadron
• No. 64 squadron
• No. 66 squadron
• No. 72 squadron
• No. 74 squadron
• No. 111 squadron
• No. 145 squadron
• No. 151 squadron
• No. 206 squadron
• No. 213 squadron
• No. 245 squadron
• No. 266 squadron

• HMS Basilisk
• HMS Grafton
• HMS Grenade
• HMS Havant
• HMS Intrepid
• HMS Keith
• HMS Wakeful

• Black Watch

Websites:

• Wikipedia: Dunkirk Evacuations

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