The Evacuation from Dunkirk: 'Operation Dynamo', 26 May-June 1940This is the Naval Staff History of "Operation Dynamo", originally published internally in 1949. British ships evacuated nearly 100,000 men of the BEF from the beaches, and over 200,000 from harbours. Other nations' vessels carried more than 30,000. |
Contents
Chapter III Operation Dynamo is commenced Sunday 26th May 1940 | 14 |
Chapter IV Monday 27th May | 18 |
Chapter V Tuesday 28th May | 26 |
Chapter VI Wednesday 29th May | 35 |
Chapter VII Thursday 30th May | 56 |
Evacuation reaches its Zenith | 66 |
Germans renew their heavy air effort | 85 |
Chapter X The night of 1st2nd June and from daylight to dusk on 2nd | 96 |
BEF Evacuated 23302 | 105 |
Other editions - View all
The Evacuation from Dunkirk: Operation Dynamo, 26 May-4 June 1940 W. J. R. Gardner Limited preview - 2000 |
The Evacuation from Dunkirk: Operation Dynamo, 26 May-4 June 1940 W. J. R. Gardner Limited preview - 2000 |
The Evacuation from Dunkirk: 'Operation Dynamo', 26 May-June 1940 W.J.R. Gardner Limited preview - 2014 |
Common terms and phrases
1st June 2nd June 3rd June Admiral Abrial Admiralty air attack aircraft alongside Appendix Army arrived barges beach parties Belgian berth bombed bombers Bray beach buoy Calais Capt Captain Howson channel Coastal Command corvette Côte d'Argent Crested Eagle crew damaged daylight destroyers disembarked drifters Dunkirk harbour DUNKIRK to VICE-ADMIRAL E-boat East Pier embark troops enemy England evacuation ferried fire forces French troops German Gort's Second Despatch Gracie Fields Gravelines Hebe hospital carriers La Panne large number Lieut lift Lord Gort Lord Gort's Second Lt.Cdr Lydd Margate Master Medway Queen miles minesweeper motor boats naval Nieuport night Nore officers Operation Dynamo ordered Panne beach patrol personnel ships personnel vessels port Queen R.A.F. Narrative R.O.III Ramsgate Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker return to Dover Route S.N.O. Dunkirk S/Lt sailed sent shore signal Skipper skoots small craft sunk torpedo trawlers TROOPS TRANSPORTED V.A. Dover VICE-ADMIRAL withdraw yacht