Battle Of Dunkirk
Tactics and Weapons
Battle of the Atlantic
Atlantic Tactics
Outcome for Dunkirk
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When did the Battle take place ?
Second World War/ between 1939-1945
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What were the tactics called?
Blitzkreig or lightning war
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When did the Battle of the Atlantic began and end ? (month and year)
September 1939- May 1945
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What were the boats known as ?
surface warships, or warships
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What was the code name for the operation?
Operation Dynamo
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Where did the Germans go after reaching the channel ?
North along the coast
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What happened on May 27th ?
Luftwaffe bombed
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How many men and women were killed during the war ?
4600
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What did the Germans use the Ultra codes for ?
Give orders to U-Boats
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Why was the evacuation decided?
When large numbers of British, French and Belgian troops were cut off and surrounded by the German army.
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What is the "Maginot Line" ?
Was a line of defense to hold the German army back
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What were two major weapons used ?
Machine guns Medium bombers and dive bombers
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What was Canada’s participation crucial to ?
Allied Victory
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What was the main transportation ?
boats, and submarines.
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How many ships helped with the evacuation? And what kind of ships
900 ships, including Pleasure boats, fishing boats, and life boats
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What month did Army Group A Break through the Ardennes region ?
May
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How did Allies escape ?
Overseas
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What did Canada become home base for ?
Holding bombs and weapons for the Germans
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What did the Allies discover from a captured enemy U-boat?
enigma coding machine
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How many men were rescued from Dunkirk?
332,226
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Where did German Army Group B Invade ?
Netherlands and westward through Belgium.
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What did Germany use to surround Dunkirk
Tanks
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What was one of the forces that participated in the battle ?
Canadian Merchant Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force
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What were Submarines known as ?
U-boats or Silent Hunters
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What time and what day did the last Allied ship depart?
3:40 am on June 4th
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