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Dunkirk

What was the codename for the evacuation of the British armed forces from Dunkirk?
Operation Firework
Operation Boomerang
Operation Dynamo
Operation Loophole
Who was the Commander of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)?
Hermann Goering
Lord John Gort
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
How long did the Battle of France last?
 
3 Weeks
4 Weeks
6 Weeks
8 Weeks
How many allied troops were rescued from Dunkirk?
Over 250,000
Over 300,000
Over 350,000
Over 400,000
In the lead up to Dunkirk, what was the label given to the new German method of combined arms warfare?
Blitzkrieg
Feuer Schlacht
Blitz Kampf
Das Gefecht
In the run up to Dunkirk, when did the Dutch army surrender to the Germans?
12 April 1940
14 May 1940
20 May 1940
22 May 1940
Who was the Commander of the French First Army, who led them as they valiantly dug in 40 miles South-East of Dunkirk, a defense which enabled large scale evacuation to take place?
General Charles de Gaulle
General Maxime Weygand
General Jean-Baptiste Molanié
General Maurice Gustave Gamelin
What was the nickname of the air-powered sirens on German dive-bomber JU 87s, which spread terror beneath?
The Wailer
The Jericho Trumpet
The Pealer
The Jerry Roar
The allies abandoned much of their equipment during the evacuation, including how many motorcars and lorries?
5,000
12,000
17,500
45,000
What did King George VI declare on the eve of the first day of the evacuation?
A day of national prayer
A national holiday
An Act of Emergency
A minute's silence
Which geographical area enabled German Gen. Paul Ludwig von Kleist’s surprise advance in May 1940?
The Alps
Ardennes Forest
Pyrenees
Leie river
When did Hitler issue his order to halt the advance of German panzer divisions bearing down on Dunkirk, an intervention which has since been considered 'miraculous' for the allies?
10 May 1940
15 May 1940
24 May 1940
26 May 1940
How many ships took part in the rescue operation?
Over 400
Over 900
Over 1,300
Over 1,500
Who oversaw the evacuation operation, which began on the evening of 26 May?
General Hugh Dowding
General Benard Montgomery
Vice Admiral Montague Edmund Browning
Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay
For how many days had Churchill been Prime Minister when the evacuation began?
10 days
16 days
3 weeks
2 months
How many British troops were unable to escape the continent?
Over 10,000
Over 25,000
Over 50,000
Over 80,000
How many French troops fell into captivity when Dunkirk fell?
Around 3,000
Around 25,000
Around 30,000
Around 40,000
Which destoyer sank within 15 seconds, killing 600, when it was torpeoded in the early hours of 29 May?
Wakeful
USS Breckinridge
Caprice
Duchess
The operation exceeded the allies expectations, just how many troops had they estimated could be evacuated within 48 hours, before the effort began?
10,000
20,000
45,000
55,000
What was the name of the smallest boat which took part, a 14 foot open topped fishing boat?
Sundowner
Tamzine
Bluebird of Chelsea
Greta
Which paddle steamer made a total of seven round trips to Dunkirk and managed to rescue 7,000 men in total?
Queen of Kent
Gracie Fields
Duchess of Fife
Medway Queen
How many aircraft did the RAF lose as they fought hard to combat the bombs raining down on the men waiting on the beaches?
145
165
185
250
What did the small boats, often crewed by civilians, which helped pick up men from the shallow beaches of Dunkirk, become known as?
Miracle Ships
Little Ships
Shallow Vessels
Saviour Ships
What has the greast boost to allied morale provided by the successful evacuation since been termed?
Ramsay's Spirit
Churchillian Resolve
Dunkirk Spirit
Dynamo Push
When did the evacuation of Dunkirk end?
27 May 1940
28 May 1940
1 June 1940
4 June 1940
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