Churchill and his advisors originally hoped to save only 20,000 to 30,000 men . The Rescue Effort
Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay directed the mission from naval headquarters beneath Dover Castle .
The operation was launched after German "Blitzkrieg" tactics trapped the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and elements of the French and Belgian armies against the English Channel.
Churchill and his advisors originally hoped to save only 20,000 to 30,000 men . The Rescue Effort
Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay directed the mission from naval headquarters beneath Dover Castle . Dunkirk 1940: Operation Dynamo
The operation was launched after German "Blitzkrieg" tactics trapped the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and elements of the French and Belgian armies against the English Channel. Churchill and his advisors originally hoped to save