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What was the codename for the evacuation of the British armed forces from Dunkirk?

Operation Firework

Operation Boomerang

Operation Dynamo

Operation Loophole

Who was the Commander of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)?

Hermann Goering

Lord John Gort

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Winston Churchill

How long did the Battle of France last?

3 Weeks

4 Weeks

6 Weeks

8 Weeks

How many allied troops were rescued from Dunkirk?

Over 250,000

Over 300,000

Over 350,000

Over 400,000

In the lead up to Dunkirk, what was the label given to the new German method of combined arms warfare?

Blitzkrieg

Feuer Schlacht

Blitz Kampf

Das Gefecht

In the run up to Dunkirk, when did the Dutch army surrender to the Germans?

12 April 1940

14 May 1940

20 May 1940

22 May 1940

Who was the Commander of the French First Army, who led them as they valiantly dug in 40 miles South-East of Dunkirk, a defense which enabled large scale evacuation to take place?

General Charles de Gaulle

General Maxime Weygand

General Jean-Baptiste Molanié

General Maurice Gustave Gamelin

What was the nickname of the air-powered sirens on German dive-bomber JU 87s, which spread terror beneath?

The Wailer

The Jericho Trumpet

The Pealer

The Jerry Roar

The allies abandoned much of their equipment during the evacuation, including how many motorcars and lorries?

5,000

12,000

17,500

45,000

What did King George VI declare on the eve of the first day of the evacuation?

A day of national prayer

A national holiday

An Act of Emergency

A minute's silence

Which geographical area enabled German Gen. Paul Ludwig von Kleist’s surprise advance in May 1940?

The Alps

Ardennes Forest

Pyrenees

Leie river

When did Hitler issue his order to halt the advance of German panzer divisions bearing down on Dunkirk, an intervention which has since been considered 'miraculous' for the allies?

10 May 1940

15 May 1940

24 May 1940

26 May 1940

How many ships took part in the rescue operation?

Over 400

Over 900

Over 1,300

Over 1,500

Who oversaw the evacuation operation, which began on the evening of 26 May?

General Hugh Dowding

General Benard Montgomery

Vice Admiral Montague Edmund Browning

Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay

For how many days had Churchill been Prime Minister when the evacuation began?

10 days

16 days

3 weeks

2 months

How many British troops were unable to escape the continent?

Over 10,000

Over 25,000

Over 50,000

Over 80,000

How many French troops fell into captivity when Dunkirk fell?

Around 3,000

Around 25,000

Around 30,000

Around 40,000

Which destoyer sank within 15 seconds, killing 600, when it was torpeoded in the early hours of 29 May?

Wakeful

USS Breckinridge

Caprice

Duchess

The operation exceeded the allies expectations, just how many troops had they estimated could be evacuated within 48 hours, before the effort began?

10,000

20,000

45,000

55,000

What was the name of the smallest boat which took part, a 14 foot open topped fishing boat?

Sundowner

Tamzine

Bluebird of Chelsea

Greta

Which paddle steamer made a total of seven round trips to Dunkirk and managed to rescue 7,000 men in total?

Queen of Kent

Gracie Fields

Duchess of Fife

Medway Queen

How many aircraft did the RAF lose as they fought hard to combat the bombs raining down on the men waiting on the beaches?

145

165

185

250

What did the small boats, often crewed by civilians, which helped pick up men from the shallow beaches of Dunkirk, become known as?

Miracle Ships

Little Ships

Shallow Vessels

Saviour Ships

What has the greast boost to allied morale provided by the successful evacuation since been termed?

Ramsay's Spirit

Churchillian Resolve

Dunkirk Spirit

Dynamo Push

When did the evacuation of Dunkirk end?

27 May 1940

28 May 1940

1 June 1940

4 June 1940

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