The Basket
Senior Master Sergeant
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- Jun 27, 2007
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47,081 men embarked from the mole during the devastating air raid of 1 June
I agree Steve but the port was jammed and many soldiers were exhausted or injured.
It would be interesting to put a monetary value on equipment lost and how much of a percentage of overall equipment was lost and whether the UK could have fought a worst case scenario German invasion with what the had left.
In the immediate days after the evacuation the UK was in no position to resist invasion on the land, fortunately Germany was in no position to mount one.I will assume a few things
All the heavy equipment in France and Belgium was lost.
No attempt was made to recover any heavy equipment.
It would be interesting to put a monetary value on equipment lost and how much of a percentage of overall equipment was lost and whether the UK could have fought a worst case scenario German invasion with what the had left.
Did the RAF attempt any kind of airlift?
The French were not sent back, they had a right to go back to continue the fight or at least be at home. They were taken back on vessels that were bringing British servicemen and others out from France.How did Operation Ariel compare?
Odd to talk about evacuation of the British army in France. Hadn't finished yet.
Another odd story is that a number of the evacuated French were sent back.
Sent back? Carried on the fight on home soil.
A better phrase.
Dunkirk ended 4th June and France didn't surrender until 22 June.
The Lancastria was sunk on 17th June. So Dunkirk was not the end of the evacuation.
In the later evacs it does seem to show an attempt of taking heavy equipment.
This shows some of the efforts, not included there was 185Kgs of heavy water flown out in jerry cans.
Operation Big