Operation Dynamo
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Operation Dynamo was the World War II Allied evacuation mission that rescued hundreds of thousands of troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940.
Aliases (3)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allied military operation
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World War II military operation → military evacuation operation → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dunkirk evacuation
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| belligerent |
France
→
United Kingdom → |
| britishTroopsEvacuated |
about 198000
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| cause |
encirclement of Allied forces in northern France
→
rapid German advance through France and the Low Countries → |
| commander |
Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay
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| conflict |
World War II
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| consequence |
boost to British morale
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enabled continued British resistance against Germany → preservation of British military manpower → |
| coordinatedBy |
British Admiralty
→
Royal Navy → |
| country |
France
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| dateEnd |
1940-06-04
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| dateStart |
1940-05-26
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| followedBy |
Operation Ariel
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Operation Cycle → |
| frenchTroopsEvacuated |
about 140000
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| headquarters |
Dover Castle
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| involved |
French Navy
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Royal Air Force → civilian vessels → |
| location |
Dunkerque
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Dunkirk → |
| namedAfter |
dynamo room at Dover Castle operations center
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| notableFor |
large-scale evacuation under enemy fire
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saving core of British Expeditionary Force → use of civilian vessels in military evacuation → |
| objective |
evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk
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| opposedBy |
Nazi Germany
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| partOf |
Battle of Dunkirk
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| precededBy |
Fall Gelb
→
German invasion of France → |
| result |
Allied success
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| troopsEvacuated |
about 338000
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over 330000 → |
| used |
destroyers
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fishing boats → lifeboats → merchant ships → pleasure craft → the "Little Ships" of Dunkirk → |
| year |
1940
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Bertram Ramsay
("Dunkirk evacuation")
→
Bertram Ramsay → |
participantIn |
|
Battle of Dunkirk
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codename |
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British Expeditionary Force (World War II)
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evacuationOperation |
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Dunkirk
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eventLocation |
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Battle of Sedan (1940)
("Encirclement at Dunkirk")
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followedBy |
|
German occupation of Dunkirk
("Evacuation of Dunkirk")
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follows |
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Channel
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hasHistoricalEvent |
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Bertram Ramsay
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militaryOperation |
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HMS Ivanhoe
("Dunkirk evacuation")
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participatedIn |
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Battle of Dunkirk
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relatedEvent |