Historical Recount

Dunkirk, a miracle.

Summary

Battle of Dunkirk

The year was 1940, World War II was raging on.  The German Forces attacked the Allied forces using a strategy called “Blitzkrieg” (lightning war). They invaded France through the Ardennes Forest, cutting allied communications and supplies as they pushed forwards. And so, the allied forces were cornered to the northern borders of France, a place called Dunkirk.

Looking at this predicament, the English Prime Minister, Winston Churchill decided that evacuation was the only option. So he devised a plan named “Operation Dynamo”. On May 24th the German forces accidentally helped the Allied Forces, Hitler had ordered the Germans to stop advancing as he feared an allied retaliation. This gave the Allied forces crucial time to execute Operation Dynamo.

On May 25th, more and more allied forces arrive at Dunkirk waiting to be evacuated. The next day, Hitler ordered an all out attack on the Allied Forces to finish them.  But at this time, Operation Dynamo had begun.

Over the next few days, the allied forces are evacuated by civilian ships. And at May 31st, over 150,000 allied forces had been evacuated. This historical event then became the hallmark of British solidarity.

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