The Evacuation of Dunkirk

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 23.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2017

⏱️ 28 minutes

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With a huge number of British Expeditionary Force troops stranded in one location, a massive evacuation operation was undertaken. While it was considered a success, the costs to the Allies were high.

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0:30.7	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History Class from HowstuffWorks.com.
0:41.7	Hello and welcome to the podcast. I'm Tracy V. Wilson.
0:45.7	And I'm Holly Fry.
0:46.7	Today we are picking up where we left off in our two-part podcast on the evacuation of Duncirk,
0:51.7	known as the Miracle of Duncirk or Operation Dynamo.
0:54.7	At least in the UK, in the US, not necessarily known by that name, other places.
1:00.7	Last time we talked about the beginnings of World War II and how,
1:04.7	for May 9th to 10th, 1940, Germany invaded Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands,
1:08.7	Lexanburg, Belgium, and France.
1:10.7	And then over the next 10 days, basically plowed right through the Allied defense
1:15.7	with advanced units making it all the way to the English Channel.
1:18.7	This was an efficient, highly strategic maneuver on Germany's part
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