Extra Dunkirk

• What does BEF stand for?

  British Expeditionary Force
• Successes of dunkirk?


  Boosted morale (dunkirk spirit which helped fight on in summer 1940), boosted the countries national identity
• How many men were saved in dunkirk?

  330,000 meaning they could fight another day
• How many French, Polish and Belgium were saved?

  140,000
• How many vessels + royal navy were used to rescue soldiers in dunkirk?

  933
• Failures of dunkirk?

  Lost many horses and resources, the evacuation was too slow, the destroyer ship “wakeful“ was torpedoed and sunk.
• How many RAF planes were lost?

  Over 600
• How many men were killed of captured?

  100,000
• Resources lost statistics?

  76,000 tons of ammunition, 400,000 tons of supplies, 2,500 guns, 80,000 vehicles