On This Day 76 Years Ago: Churchill Said: “We shall fight on the beaches!”

On 4th June 1940 the Dunkirk evacuation was completed with over 338,000 troops rescued to fight another day and Winston Churchill made his famous "We shall fight on the beaches!" speech. Mr Churchill tempered his admiration for the success of Operation Dynamo with these words: "Wars are not won by evacuations". "There is no doubt in my mind that the last few weeks have been a colossal military disaster." "The British Expeditionary Force had to leave behind all its heavy armour and Read more [...]

On This Day 76 Years Ago – 700 Little Ships Sailed to Rescue 338,000 Soldiers Trapped on the Beaches at Dunkirk

On 26th May 1940 the 700 Little Ships of Dunkirk sailed from Ramsgate in England to Dunkirk in France between 26th May and 4th June 1940 as part of Operation Dynamo, helping to rescue more than 338,000 British and French soldiers who were trapped on the beaches at Dunkirk during the Second World War. 198,000 of the troops were part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) of the British Army in Europe from 1939 to 1940 during early stages of the Second World War. Commanded by General Lord Gort, Read more [...]