Discovering Dunkirk: A Historical Visit from the WW2 Era.
One of the most impressive places i have visited is Dunkirk, it is now a flourishing town, amazing beach and lots of activity's to do!
WW2 has been our learning subject, so of course we had to visit Dunkirk, the museum, lighthouse and of course the bunkers when we had the opportunity.
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The museum looks small from the outside, but did not disappoint, all languages available, good descriptions and the displays are really refreshing, we've seen so many new items and objects.
Dunkirk evacuation, (1940) in World War II, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) to England. Naval vessels and hundreds of civilian boatswere used in the evacuation, which began on May 26. When it ended on June 4, about 198,000 British and 140,000 French and Belgian troops had been saved.
Blitzkrieg and the Allied collapse during the WW2
Battle of France during the WW2:
The immediate context of the Dunkirk evacuation was Germany’s invasion of the Low Countries and northern France in May 1940. On May 10 the German blitzkrieg attack on the Netherlands began with the capture by parachutists of key bridges deep within the country, with the aim of opening the way for mobile ground forces. The Dutch defenders fell back westward, and by noon on May 12 German tanks were on the outskirts of Rotterdam. Queen Wilhelmina and her government left the country for England on May 13, and the next day the Dutch army surrendered to the Germans.
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