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1881: 2242: 321: 204: 191: 1709:, commander of the French First Army and overall coordinator of the Allied forces. Billotte revealed that the French had no troops between the Germans and the sea. Gort immediately saw that evacuation across the Channel was the best course of action, and began planning a withdrawal to Dunkirk, the closest location with good port facilities. Surrounded by marshes, Dunkirk boasted old fortifications and the longest sand beach in Europe, where large groups could assemble. On 20 May, on Churchill's suggestion, the Admiralty began arranging for all available small vessels to be made ready to proceed to France. After continued engagements and a failed Allied attempt on 21 May at 227: 351: 339: 239: 180: 1722: 1747:, from which he briefed Churchill as it was under way. Ships began gathering at Dover for the evacuation. On 20 May, the BEF sent Brigadier Gerald Whitfield to Dunkirk to start evacuating unnecessary personnel. Overwhelmed by what he later described as "a somewhat alarming movement towards Dunkirk by both officers and men", due to a shortage of food and water, he had to send many along without thoroughly checking their credentials. Even officers ordered to stay behind to aid the evacuation disappeared onto the boats. 45: 2179: 169: 1579: 309: 297: 285: 273: 261: 143: 2187: 216: 6733: 1820:, Rundstedt had ordered the panzer units to halt, concerned about the vulnerability of his flanks and the question of supply to his forward troops. He was also concerned that the marshy ground around Dunkirk would prove unsuitable for tanks and he wished to conserve them for later operations (in some units, tank losses were 30–50 per cent). Hitler was also apprehensive, and on a visit to Army Group A headquarters on 24 May, he endorsed the order. 156: 2028: 2691:

abandon their boat upon reaching a larger ship, and subsequent evacuees had to wait for boats to drift ashore with the tide before they could make use of them. In most areas on the beaches, soldiers queued up with their units and patiently awaited their turn to leave. But at times, panicky soldiers had to be warned off at gunpoint when they attempted to rush to the boats out of turn. In addition to ferrying out on boats, soldiers at

3015: 3002: 2036: 1913:, and 26 other craft were active. Admiralty officers combed nearby boatyards for small craft that could ferry personnel from the beaches out to larger craft in the harbour, as well as larger vessels that could load from the docks. An emergency call was put out for additional help, and by 31 May nearly four hundred small craft were voluntarily and enthusiastically taking part in the effort. 6721: 3210: 1777: 2922:. At the end of May, further elements of two divisions began deploying to France with the hope of establishing a Second BEF. The majority of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division was forced to surrender on 12 June. However, almost 192,000 Allied personnel, including 144,000 British, were evacuated through various French ports from 15 to 25 June under the codename 2956:, although only about half of the repatriated troops were redeployed against the Germans before the surrender of France. For many French soldiers, the Dunkirk evacuation represented only a few weeks' delay before being killed or captured by the German army after their return to France. Of the French soldiers evacuated from France in June 1940, about 3,000 joined 6761: 3177:. The majority of these prisoners were sent on forced marches into Germany. Prisoners reported brutal treatment by their guards, including beatings, starvation, and murder. Another complaint was that German guards kicked over buckets of water that had been left at the roadside by French civilians, for the marching prisoners to drink. 2204:, then turned north-east until reaching the Kwinte Buoy. Here, after making an approximately 135-degree turn, the ships sailed west to the North Goodwin Lightship and headed south around the Goodwin Sands to Dover. Ships on Route Y were the most likely to be attacked by German surface vessels, submarines, and the 2121:

On 30 May, Churchill received word that all British divisions were now behind the defensive lines, along with more than half of the French First Army. By this time, the perimeter ran along a series of canals about 7 miles (11 km) from the coast, in marshy country not suitable for tanks. With the

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to defeat the trapped Allied forces and stop their escape. At 15:30 on 26 May, Hitler ordered the panzer groups to continue their advance, but most units took another 16 hours to attack. Some accounts quote Hitler as saying he deliberately allowed the British to escape. The delay gave the Allies time

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on 28 May to expect "hard and heavy tidings". Subsequently, Churchill referred to the outcome as a miracle, and the British press presented the evacuation as a "disaster turned to triumph" so successfully that Churchill had to remind the country in a speech to the House of Commons on 4 June that "we

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You knew this was the chance to get home and you kept praying, please God, let us go, get us out, get us out of this mess back to England. To see that ship that came in to pick me and my brother up, it was a most fantastic sight. We saw dog fights up in the air, hoping nothing would happen to us and

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safest from shore batteries, travelled through a particularly heavily mined portion of the Channel. Ships on this route travelled 55 nautical miles (102 km) north out of Dunkirk, proceeded through the Ruytingen Pass, and headed towards the North Goodwin Lightship before heading south around the

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on 14 May when the Belgian and French positions on their flanks failed to hold. During a visit to Paris on 17 May, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was astonished to learn from Gamelin that the French had committed all their troops to the ongoing engagements and had no strategic reserves. On 19 May,

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originally ordered that the British forces should receive preference, but on 31 May, he intervened at a meeting in Paris to order that the evacuation should proceed on equal terms and that the British would form the rearguard. In fact, the 35,000 men who finally surrendered after covering the final

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supplied passenger ferries, hospital ships, and other vessels. Britain's Belgian, Dutch, Canadian, Polish, and French allies provided vessels as well. Admiral Ramsay arranged for around a thousand copies to be made of the required charts, had buoys laid around the Goodwin Sands and down to Dunkirk,

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in command of the rearguard. A further 64,429 Allied soldiers departed on 1 June, before the increasing air attacks prevented further daylight evacuation. The British rearguard of 4,000 men left on the night of 2–3 June. An additional 75,000 French troops were retrieved over the nights of 2–4 June,

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to Dover. The route was safest from surface attacks, but the nearby minefields and sandbanks meant it could not be used at night. The longest of the three was Route Y, a distance of 87 nautical miles (161 km); using this route increased the sailing time to four hours, double the time required

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Three routes were allocated to the evacuating vessels. The shortest was Route Z, a distance of 39 nautical miles (72 km), but it entailed hugging the French coast and thus ships using it were subject to bombardment from on-shore batteries, particularly in daylight hours. Route X, although the

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while awaiting transport were for the most part unaware of the efforts of the RAF to protect them, as most of the dogfights took place far from the beaches. As a result, many British soldiers bitterly accused the airmen of doing nothing to help, reportedly leading to some army troops accosting and

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The first of the "little ships" arrived at Dunkirk on 28 May. The wide sand beaches meant that large vessels could not get anywhere near the shore, and even small craft had to stop about 100 yards (91 m) from the waterline and wait for the soldiers to wade out. In many cases, personnel would

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led prayers "for our soldiers in dire peril in France". Similar prayers were offered in synagogues and churches throughout the UK that day, confirming to the public their suspicion of the desperate plight of the troops. Just before 19:00 on 26 May, Churchill ordered Dynamo to begin, by which time

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called the event "a colossal military disaster", saying "the whole root and core and brain of the British Army" had been stranded at Dunkirk and seemed about to perish or be captured. He hailed their rescue as a "miracle of deliverance". Churchill also reminded the country that "we must be very

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The evacuation was presented to the German public as an overwhelming and decisive German victory. On 5 June 1940, Hitler stated, "Dunkirk has fallen! 40,000 French and English troops are all that remains of the formerly great armies. Immeasurable quantities of materiel have been captured. The

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The retreat was undertaken amid chaotic conditions, with abandoned vehicles blocking the roads and a flood of refugees heading in the opposite direction. Due to wartime censorship and the desire to keep up British morale, the full extent of the unfolding disaster at Dunkirk was not initially

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In France, the unilateral British decision to evacuate through Dunkirk rather than counter-attack to the south, and the perceived preference of the Royal Navy for evacuating British forces at the expense of the French, led to some bitter resentment. According to Churchill, French Admiral

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Six British and three French destroyers were sunk, along with nine other major vessels. In addition, 19 destroyers were damaged. Over 200 British and Allied sea craft were sunk, with a similar number damaged. The Royal Navy's most significant losses in the operation were six destroyers:

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heavily bombed Dunkirk, both the town and the dock installations. As the water supply was knocked out, the resulting fires could not be extinguished. An estimated one thousand civilians were killed, one-third of the remaining population of the town. RAF squadrons were ordered to provide

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on 22 June, the BEF suffered 68,000 casualties. This included 3,500 killed and 13,053 wounded. Most heavy equipment had to be abandoned during the various evacuations, resulting in the loss of 2,472 pieces of artillery, 20,000 motorcycles, nearly 65,000 other vehicles, 416,000

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28,000 men had already departed. Initial plans called for the recovery of 45,000 men from the BEF within two days, at which time German troops were expected to block further evacuation. Only 25,000 men escaped during this period, including 7,669 on the first day.

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intelligence network at 12:42: "By order of the Fuhrer ... attack north-west of Arras is to be limited to the general line Lens–Bethune–Aire–St Omer–Gravelines. The Canal will not be crossed." Later that day, Hitler issued Directive 13, which called for the

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and organised the flow of shipping. Larger ships such as destroyers were able to carry about 900 men per trip. The soldiers mostly travelled on the upper decks for fear of being trapped below if the ship sank. After the loss on 29 May of 19 British and

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The more than 100,000 French troops evacuated from Dunkirk were quickly and efficiently shuttled to camps in various parts of south-western England, where they were temporarily lodged before being repatriated. British ships ferried French troops to

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On the first day, only 7,669 Allied soldiers were evacuated, but by the end of the eighth day, 338,226 had been rescued by a hastily assembled fleet of over 800 vessels. Many troops were able to embark from the harbour's protective

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interviewed many of the generals after the war and put together a picture of Hitler's strategic thinking on the matter. Hitler believed that once Britain's troops left continental Europe, they would never return.

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Dünkirchen ist gefallen! 40 000 Franzosen und Engländer sind als letzter Rest einstiger großer Armeen gefangen. Unübersehbares Material wurde erbeutet. Damit ist die größte Schlacht der Weltgeschichte beendet.

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was cut off south of the Somme, by the German "race to the sea", in addition to the 1st Armoured Division and a host of logistical and labour troops. Some of the latter had been formed into the improvised

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destroyers, and a variety of civilian merchant ships. Others had to wade out from the beaches, waiting for hours in shoulder-deep water. Some were ferried to the larger ships by what became known as the

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to cut through the German spearhead, the BEF was trapped, along with the remains of the Belgian forces and the three French armies, in an area along the coast of northern France and Belgium.

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was met by 16 squadrons of the RAF, who claimed 38 kills on 27 May while losing 14 aircraft. Many more RAF fighters sustained damage and were subsequently written off. On the German side,

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Altogether, over 3,500 sorties were flown in support of Operation Dynamo. The RAF continued to inflict a heavy toll on the German bombers throughout the week. Soldiers being bombed and

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The halt order has been the subject of much discussion by historians. Guderian considered the failure to order a timely assault on Dunkirk to be one of the major German mistakes on the

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and Bray-Dunes constructed improvised jetties by driving rows of abandoned vehicles onto the beach at low tide, anchoring them with sandbags, and connecting them with wooden walkways.

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lost 156 aircraft in operations during the nine days of Operation Dynamo, including 35 destroyed by Royal Navy ships (plus 21 damaged) during the six days from 27 May to 1 June.

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initially ordered men to be evacuated from the beaches. When this proved too slow, he re-routed the evacuees to two long stone and concrete breakwaters, called the east and west

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called into service from Britain. The BEF lost 68,000 soldiers during the French campaign and had to abandon nearly all of its tanks, vehicles, and equipment. In his "

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was dependent upon the weather and aircrews were worn out after two weeks of battle. Rundstedt issued another order, which was sent uncoded. It was picked up by the

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The next day, an additional 53,823 men were embarked, including the first French soldiers. Lord Gort and 68,014 men were evacuated on 31 May, leaving Major-General

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Those of the BEF who died in the fighting of 1940, or as a prisoner of war following capture during this campaign, and have no known grave are commemorated on the

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declared to be "impenetrable" as long as "special provisions" were taken. He believed that any enemy force emerging from the forest would be vulnerable to a

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A wide variety of small vessels from all over the south of England were pressed into service to aid in the Dunkirk evacuation. They included speedboats,

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Divisions. Their resistance allowed the evacuation effort to be extended to 4 June, on which date another 26,175 Frenchmen were transported to England.

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until the order was rescinded on 26 May. This gave Allied forces time to construct defensive works and pull back large numbers of troops to fight the

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The Belgian Army surrendered on 28 May, leaving a large gap to the east of Dunkirk. Several British divisions were rushed in to cover that side. The

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ships plus three of the larger requisitioned vessels, the Admiralty withdrew their eight best destroyers for the future defence of the country.

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Without informing the French, the British began planning on 20 May for Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the BEF. This planning was headed by

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immediately saw evacuation across the Channel as the best course of action, and began planning a withdrawal to Dunkirk, the closest good port.

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for the Royal Navy during evacuation. Their efforts shifted to covering Dunkirk and the English Channel, protecting the evacuation fleet. The

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within Belgium, where they fought elements of Army Group B starting on 10 May. They were ordered to begin a fighting withdrawal to the

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built five bridges over the Canal Line and only one British battalion barred the way to Dunkirk. On 23 May, at the suggestion of

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engaged with 300 bombers which were protected by 550 fighter sorties and attacked Dunkirk in twelve raids. They dropped 15,000

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suffered a direct hit, caught fire, and sank with severe casualties. The raiders also destroyed the two rail-owned ships, the

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must be very careful not to assign to this deliverance the attributes of a victory. Wars are not won by evacuations."

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sank one transport and damaged 12 others for 17 losses; the British claimed 38 kills, which is disputed. The RAF and

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to reconnect with the remainder of the French forces. This proposed action was dubbed the Weygand Plan after General

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to prepare defences vital for the evacuation and prevented the Germans from stopping the Allied retreat from Lille.

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comments that the confusion over the Dunkirk evacuation is illustrated by two of the best books on it being called

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activity to a minimum. Nine RAF patrols were mounted, with no German formation encountered. The following day, the

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were badly damaged but escaped the harbour. Two trawlers disintegrated in the attack. Later, the passenger steamer

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On 22 May, Churchill ordered the BEF to attack southward in coordination with the French First Army under General

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before the operation finally ended. The remainder of the rearguard, 40,000 French troops, surrendered on 4 June.

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was crippled, while her sister ships, each laden with 500 men, were damaged by near misses. British destroyers

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Evacuated troops enjoying tea and other refreshments before boarding a train at Dover Station, 26–29 May 1940

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docks in the harbour rendered unusable by German air attacks, senior naval officer Captain (later Admiral)

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careful not to assign to this deliverance the attributes of a victory. Wars are not won by evacuations."

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send confirmation to the front. Attacking the trapped BEF, French, and Belgian armies was left to the

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called for an encirclement attack through the Netherlands and Belgium, avoiding the Maginot Line.

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Before the operation was completed, the prognosis had been gloomy, with Churchill warning the

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flew fewer sorties over Dunkirk on 28 May, switching their attention to the Belgian ports of

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Situation on 4 June 1940; the remaining French rearguard held a sliver of land around Dunkirk

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sank with 600 men aboard at the pier but the men were able to get off. The paddle steamer

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Troops evacuated from Dunkirk on a destroyer about to berth at Dover, 31 May 1940

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flew 22 patrols with 287 aircraft this day, in formations of up to 20 aircraft.

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only by civilian vessels that took part in the Dunkirk rescue operation.

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Situation on 21 May 1940; German forces occupy the area shaded in pink

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greatest battle in the history of the world has come to an end."

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to the defenders of Lille in recognition of their bravery.

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insulting RAF personnel once they returned to England.

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(2000). 5945:Erich von Manstein: Hitler's Master Strategist 3158:, sunk by air attack off the beaches on 1 June 3110:, sunk by air attack off the beaches on 1 June 1610:and destroyed. The French commander-in-chief, 1419:approved this order the next day, and had the 5834:The Fall of France: The Nazi Invasion of 1940 5714:(2001) . "Hitler's momentous order to stop". 5323:Destination Dunkirk: The story of Gort's Army 5119: 4548: 4085: 4013: 3923: 1637:(OKH; German High Command) via his superior, 987: 381: 8: 6562:. Berkeley: University of California Press. 6299:Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History 6200:Foreign Policy, War and Racial Extermination 6141:(in French). Paris: Editions France Empire. 5251: 4987: 4623: 4611: 4584: 4229: 3359: 2986: 1930: 1810: 1728:(gesturing, at centre) was commander of the 1688: 1638: 1630: 1401: 6368:The Junkers Ju 87 Stuka: A Complete History 6177:Nadeau, Jean-Benoît; Barlow, Julie (2003). 6162:. 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H. 5752: 5746: 5730: 5724: 5708: 5688: 5663: 5657: 5640: 5623: 5617: 5604: 5598: 5585: 5579: 5566: 5560: 5547: 5541: 5519: 5502: 5496: 5483: 5477: 5460: 5454: 5441: 5435: 5416: 5396: 5376: 5370: 5357: 5337: 5331: 5318: 5298: 5292: 5276: 5274: 5271: 5269: 5268: 5256: 5244: 5242:, p. 260. 5232: 5220: 5218:, p. 361. 5208: 5196: 5194:, p. 206. 5184: 5172: 5160: 5148: 5136: 5134:, p. 267. 5124: 5112: 5110:, p. 300. 5100: 5088: 5086:, p. 346. 5076: 5074:, p. 156. 5064: 5062:, p. 151. 5052: 5040: 5028: 5026:, p. 115. 5016: 5014:, p. 219. 5004: 5002:, p. 111. 5000:Churchill 1949 4992: 4980: 4978:, p. 496. 4968: 4956: 4944: 4932: 4920: 4908: 4904:Churchill 1949 4896: 4884: 4872: 4870:, p. 199. 4860: 4858:, p. 225. 4848: 4846:, p. 198. 4836: 4834:, p. 234. 4821: 4819:, p. 102. 4817:Churchill 1949 4804: 4802:, p. 174. 4792: 4790:, p. 229. 4777: 4761: 4749: 4747:, p. 222. 4737: 4725: 4723:, p. 224. 4710: 4698: 4696:, p. 166. 4681: 4679:, Map, p. 223. 4664: 4652: 4640: 4628: 4616: 4604: 4602:, p. 737. 4589: 4577: 4575:, p. 109. 4573:Churchill 1949 4565: 4553: 4541: 4539:, p. 119. 4526: 4524:, p. 243. 4514: 4502: 4490: 4478: 4476:, p. 226. 4466: 4464:, p. 118. 4454: 4452:, p. 138. 4442: 4438:Churchill 1949 4430: 4428:, p. 729. 4418: 4416:, p. 208. 4406: 4404:, p. 144. 4394: 4390:Churchill 1949 4379: 4377:, p. 119. 4367: 4365:, p. 117. 4352: 4340: 4338:, p. 228. 4325: 4313: 4311:, p. 150. 4298: 4296:, p. 149. 4283: 4279:Churchill 1949 4271: 4269:, p. 106. 4267:Churchill 1949 4259: 4257:, p. 306. 4234: 4222: 4210: 4208:, p. 122. 4198: 4186: 4174: 4172:, p. 145. 4162: 4150: 4148:, p. 153. 4138: 4136:, p. 731. 4126: 4114: 4112:, p. 149. 4102: 4098:Churchill 1949 4090: 4088:, p. 168. 4078: 4066: 4064:, p. 235. 4054: 4052:, p. 232. 4042: 4030: 4028:, p. 175. 4018: 4006: 4004:, p. 150. 3994: 3992:, p. 120. 3982: 3967: 3952: 3948:OKW Jodl Diary 3940: 3928: 3926:, p. 167. 3916: 3914:, p. 152. 3904: 3889: 3885:Churchill 1949 3877: 3873:Churchill 1949 3865: 3861:Churchill 1949 3853: 3849:Churchill 1949 3841: 3839:, p. 124. 3829: 3827:, p. 100. 3825:Churchill 1949 3817: 3805: 3793: 3791:, p. 728. 3778: 3766: 3762:Churchill 1949 3751: 3749:, p. 123. 3734: 3722: 3718:Churchill 1949 3710: 3698: 3694:Churchill 1949 3686: 3674: 3662: 3660:, p. 713. 3650: 3648:, p. 132. 3638: 3636:, p. 145. 3626: 3611: 3599: 3597:, p. 140. 3587: 3575: 3563: 3551: 3536: 3534:, p. 305. 3524: 3512: 3500: 3498:, p. 115. 3496:Churchill 1949 3483: 3481:, p. 146. 3471: 3469:, p. 212. 3467:Churchill 2003 3459: 3457:, p. 197. 3447: 3435: 3433:, p. 169. 3420: 3403: 3388: 3375: 3373: 3370: 3367: 3366: 3350: 3349: 3347: 3344: 3343: 3342: 3337: 3330: 3327: 3326: 3325: 3312: 3309: 3308: 3307: 3297: 3294: 3293: 3292: 3284: 3276: 3268: 3260: 3250: 3247: 3245: 3242: 3204: 3201: 3160: 3159: 3151: 3139:, sunk by the 3132: 3112: 3111: 3091: 3072: 3064: 3040:(423,000 3010:slowly sinking 2998: 2995: 2904:Strange Defeat 2900:Andrew Roberts 2875: 2874: 2869: 2864: 2859: 2853: 2852: 2849: 2846: 2843: 2839: 2838: 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2314: 2311: 2305: 2304: 2301: 2298: 2295: 2289: 2288: 2285: 2282: 2281:Total engaged 2279: 2273:British ships 2232: 2229: 2219: 2175: 2172: 2170: 2167: 2024: 2021: 2017:honours of war 1978:high explosive 1943:Dornier Do 17s 1891:King George VI 1877: 1874: 1872: 1869: 1825:Hermann Göring 1780:Soldiers were 1770:Main article: 1767: 1764: 1756:Maxime Weygand 1741:Bertram Ramsay 1718: 1715: 1694:Fedor von Bock 1529:invaded Poland 1515: 1512: 1487:pleasure craft 1435:siege of Lille 1400:was issued by 1398:the halt order 1348:British Empire 1344:invaded Poland 1277: 1276: 1274: 1273: 1267: 1266: 1260: 1259: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1239: 1232: 1225: 1220: 1214: 1213: 1207: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1194:The Grebbeberg 1191: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1171: 1165: 1164: 1158: 1157: 1150: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1126: 1125: 1124: 1114: 1107: 1100: 1095: 1090: 1089: 1088: 1083: 1071: 1066: 1061: 1056: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1029: 1021: 1020: 1014: 1011: 1010: 1001: 999: 998: 991: 984: 976: 967: 966: 964: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 932: 931: 926: 921: 916: 911: 906: 901: 896: 891: 886: 885: 884: 870: 863: 856: 855: 854: 849: 837: 830: 823: 816: 801: 800: 795: 790: 785: 778: 773: 768: 761: 756: 754:Hürtgen Forest 751: 744: 739: 737:Siegfried Line 734: 727: 720: 713: 702: 701: 700: 699: 694: 687:Commando Raids 684: 682:Baedeker Blitz 679: 672: 659: 658: 651: 646: 641: 636: 623: 622: 621: 620: 610: 603: 598: 593: 592: 591: 579: 574: 569: 564: 559: 554: 541: 540: 535: 530: 525: 518: 513: 500: 499: 494: 489: 487:The Grebbeberg 484: 479: 474: 469: 464: 451: 450: 437: 436: 429: 424: 419: 408: 405: 404: 395: 393: 392: 385: 378: 370: 362: 361: 359: 358: 356:Hermann Göring 346: 333: 331: 329: 328: 316: 304: 292: 280: 278:Bertram Ramsay 268: 255: 252: 251: 247: 246: 234: 212: 211: 164: 163: 148:United Kingdom 136: 135: 131: 130: 127: 126: 124: 123: 120: 119:Allied retreat 116: 114: 110: 109: 69: 67: 63: 62: 59: 51: 50: 40: 39: 28: 27: 21: 20: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 6862: 6851: 6848: 6846: 6843: 6841: 6838: 6836: 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6215: 6211: 6205: 6201: 6196: 6192: 6186: 6182: 6181: 6175: 6171: 6169:0-674-00163-X 6165: 6160: 6159: 6152: 6148: 6144: 6140: 6136: 6132: 6128: 6126:0-19-511038-2 6122: 6118: 6113: 6109: 6103: 6099: 6095: 6094:Melvin, Mungo 6091: 6080: 6076: 6071: 6067: 6065:1-85326-685-X 6061: 6057: 6053: 6049: 6034: 6030: 6029: 6023: 6019: 6013: 6009: 6005: 6004:Longden, Sean 6001: 5997: 5991: 5987: 5982: 5978: 5976:0-306-80912-5 5972: 5968: 5964: 5960: 5956: 5950: 5946: 5941: 5937: 5931: 5927: 5922: 5918: 5916:0-670-82359-7 5912: 5908: 5907: 5902: 5898: 5894: 5888: 5884: 5879: 5875: 5870: 5866: 5864:0-7110-0510-9 5860: 5856: 5851: 5847: 5841: 5836: 5835: 5829: 5825: 5821: 5819:0-19-866209-2 5815: 5811: 5807: 5803: 5791: 5787: 5783: 5782:Hitler, Adolf 5779: 5775: 5773:0-11-630961-X 5769: 5765: 5761: 5757: 5753: 5749: 5743: 5739: 5735: 5731: 5727: 5721: 5717: 5716:Panzer Leader 5713: 5709: 5697: 5693: 5689: 5677: 5673: 5669: 5664: 5660: 5658:0-7181-3203-3 5654: 5649: 5648: 5641: 5637: 5633: 5629: 5624: 5620: 5614: 5610: 5605: 5601: 5595: 5591: 5586: 5582: 5576: 5572: 5567: 5563: 5561:0-905617-64-9 5557: 5553: 5548: 5544: 5538: 5534: 5533: 5528: 5524: 5520: 5509: 5508: 5503: 5499: 5493: 5489: 5484: 5480: 5474: 5469: 5468: 5461: 5457: 5455:0-8128-2468-7 5451: 5447: 5442: 5438: 5436:1-40130-056-1 5432: 5428: 5427: 5422: 5417: 5413: 5409: 5405: 5401: 5397: 5386: 5382: 5377: 5373: 5367: 5363: 5358: 5346: 5342: 5338: 5334: 5328: 5324: 5319: 5308: 5304: 5299: 5295: 5293:0-283-99697-8 5289: 5285: 5284: 5278: 5277: 5272: 5265: 5260: 5257: 5253: 5248: 5245: 5241: 5236: 5233: 5229: 5224: 5221: 5217: 5212: 5209: 5205: 5200: 5197: 5193: 5188: 5185: 5181: 5176: 5173: 5169: 5164: 5161: 5158:, p. 99. 5157: 5152: 5149: 5146:, p. 98. 5145: 5140: 5137: 5133: 5128: 5125: 5122:, p. 81. 5121: 5116: 5113: 5109: 5108:Thompson 2011 5104: 5101: 5098:, p. 11. 5097: 5092: 5089: 5085: 5084:Blaxland 1973 5080: 5077: 5073: 5068: 5065: 5061: 5056: 5053: 5049: 5044: 5041: 5037: 5032: 5029: 5025: 5020: 5017: 5013: 5008: 5005: 5001: 4996: 4993: 4990:, p. 89. 4989: 4984: 4981: 4977: 4972: 4969: 4965: 4964:Looseley 2005 4960: 4957: 4953: 4948: 4945: 4941: 4936: 4933: 4929: 4924: 4921: 4918:, p. 37. 4917: 4912: 4909: 4906:, p. 99. 4905: 4900: 4897: 4893: 4888: 4885: 4881: 4876: 4873: 4869: 4864: 4861: 4857: 4856:Thompson 2011 4852: 4849: 4845: 4840: 4837: 4833: 4832:Thompson 2011 4828: 4826: 4822: 4818: 4813: 4811: 4809: 4805: 4801: 4796: 4793: 4789: 4788:Thompson 2011 4784: 4782: 4778: 4774: 4772: 4765: 4762: 4758: 4753: 4750: 4746: 4745:Thompson 2011 4741: 4738: 4735:, p. 50. 4734: 4729: 4726: 4722: 4721:Thompson 2011 4717: 4715: 4711: 4708:, p. 20. 4707: 4702: 4699: 4695: 4690: 4688: 4686: 4682: 4678: 4677:Thompson 2011 4673: 4671: 4669: 4665: 4662:, p. 32. 4661: 4656: 4653: 4649: 4648:Gojkovic 2017 4644: 4641: 4637: 4632: 4629: 4625: 4620: 4617: 4614:, p. 80. 4613: 4608: 4605: 4601: 4596: 4594: 4590: 4587:, p. 79. 4586: 4581: 4578: 4574: 4569: 4566: 4563:, p. 81. 4562: 4557: 4554: 4551:, p. 80. 4550: 4545: 4542: 4538: 4533: 4531: 4527: 4523: 4518: 4515: 4511: 4510:Thompson 2011 4506: 4503: 4499: 4494: 4491: 4487: 4486:Thompson 2011 4482: 4479: 4475: 4474:Thompson 2011 4470: 4467: 4463: 4458: 4455: 4451: 4446: 4443: 4440:, p. 96. 4439: 4434: 4431: 4427: 4422: 4419: 4415: 4410: 4407: 4403: 4398: 4395: 4392:, p. 97. 4391: 4386: 4384: 4380: 4376: 4371: 4368: 4364: 4359: 4357: 4353: 4349: 4344: 4341: 4337: 4336:Thompson 2011 4332: 4330: 4326: 4323:, p. 62. 4322: 4321:Thompson 1953 4317: 4314: 4310: 4305: 4303: 4299: 4295: 4290: 4288: 4284: 4280: 4275: 4272: 4268: 4263: 4260: 4256: 4255:Thompson 2011 4251: 4249: 4247: 4245: 4243: 4241: 4239: 4235: 4232:, p. 78. 4231: 4226: 4223: 4220:, p. 82. 4219: 4214: 4211: 4207: 4202: 4199: 4196:, p. 83. 4195: 4190: 4187: 4183: 4182:Thompson 2011 4178: 4175: 4171: 4166: 4163: 4159: 4154: 4151: 4147: 4142: 4139: 4135: 4130: 4127: 4123: 4122:Guderian 2001 4118: 4115: 4111: 4106: 4103: 4100:, p. 76. 4099: 4094: 4091: 4087: 4082: 4079: 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