Operation Aerial
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Operation Aerial was a World War II Allied evacuation operation in June 1940 that rescued British and Allied troops from western French ports following the fall of France.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Aerial canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
ⓘ
military evacuation operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aerial evacuation from western France
ⓘ
Operation Ariel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy |
British Merchant Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French shipping ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | German advance and collapse of French resistance in June 1940 ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Admiral Martin Dunbar-Nasmith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Admiral William Milbourne James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| coordinatedBy | British Admiralty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfRMSLancastriaSinking | 1940-06-17 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1940-06-25 ⓘ |
| follows |
Operation Cycle
NERFINISHED
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Operation Dynamo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
evacuation from La Pallice
ⓘ
evacuation from Nantes ⓘ evacuation from Saint-Jean-de-Luz NERFINISHED ⓘ evacuation from Saint-Nazaire ⓘ |
| includesEvacuationOf |
British troops
ⓘ
Czech troops ⓘ French troops ⓘ Polish troops ⓘ civilian refugees ⓘ |
| location |
Bay of Biscay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bayonne NERFINISHED ⓘ Bordeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ La Pallice NERFINISHED ⓘ Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Jean-de-Luz NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Nazaire NERFINISHED ⓘ western France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | sinking of RMS Lancastria ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleEvacuated | about 191000 ⓘ |
| objective | evacuation of Allied troops from western French ports ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | evacuation from Dunkirk ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
evacuation at Dunkirk
ⓘ
fall of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | successful evacuation of large numbers of Allied personnel ⓘ |
| scope | evacuation from ports south of the Seine estuary ⓘ |
| shipLost | RMS Lancastria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-06-15 ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | sealift evacuation ⓘ |
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