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WW2 - Dunkirk

The public opinion:
1. In Germany, Berlin, many were celebrating the great loss dealt on the allied forces, and the event was used as propaganda.
2. The people believed in what Winston Churchill had said, and sincerely thought that the evacuation was a great triumph, and they told that they were going to 'fight again'.
3. Winston Churchill stated the evacuation of Dunkirk a triumph, stating how the soldiers and commanders have learnt a great deal and the whole project (Dynamo) was a success. In reality, this is not true, as the soldiers were lucky to survive, and this event was used as propaganda in Germany.
The plan:
1. Many small vessels and ships were sent to the shore, where a variety of boats were seen e.g. fishing motor boats to old Navy sub-battleships. The Germans almost 'kicked them out' as they were pushed further and further to shore due to heavy bombing and machine-gun fire.
2. Winston Churchill came up with a code-name for Dunkirk 'Project Dynamo'. This was an evacuation plan to take the soldiers and evacuate them. Although the plan was a success itself, there was GREAT loss and lots of damage was dealt as the allied forces lost almost all their gear, they were either left behind, destroyed or picked up by the Germans to use.
The facts:
1. As France fell rapidly, the allies' northern and southern forces were separated by the German advance from the Ardennes to the Somme. The allied armies in the north were being encircled.
2. Heavy German bombing and artillery fire suppressed and killed many soldiers during the evacuation.
3. The second world war was completely different from the first. It was a war of movement rather than a war of trenches. At the start of the War, nothing could stop the German army. It took just a month for it to conquer Poland. In May 1940, Hitler turned his attention to the west. France was his next target. The french had string defenses along the German border, so Hitler simply went around them. The British expidetionary force came as help and as allies and backed up the French lines. Unfortunately, the German advance was so quick that the troops were trapped between the German army and the English channel! The only escape route was by sea.

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