Memorial

Operation Dynamo & The Battle for France

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Current Location

At the exit to the Operation Dynamo Tunnels tour., The Castle, Dover, Dover, Kent, CT16 1QW, England

TR 32594 41884

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 100768
Description: Glass board commemorating and listing the numbers killed and resources destroyed during the evacuation of Dunkirk and the extended battle to save France.
Inscription: Operation Dynamo/ 26 May - 4 June 1940/ 338,226 British and Allied soldiers rescued/ 2000 Soldiers, sailors and civilians killed on ships during the rescue/ 236 Ships sunk/ 177 RAF aircraft shot down/ After the evacuation of Dunkirk, fighting/ continued until the fall of France on 25 June./ The Battle for France/ 10 April - 25 June 1940/ French and Colonial/ Killed 85,310/ Wounded 120,000/ Missing 12,000/ POWs 1,540,000/ Civilian deaths 13,000/ German/ Killed 27,074/ Wounded 111,034/ Missing 18,383/ Belgian/ Killed 6,500/ Other Casualties 16,850/ Casualties 13,000/ British and Commonwealth/ Killed 4,949/ Wounded 14,087/ Missing 12,000/ POWs 39,797/ Dutch/ Killed 2,100/ Other Casualties 7,679/ Civilian Deaths 2,000/ Total number of casualties, including civilians, during the Battle for France.

Board

Height: c1828mm

Width: c1200mm

Made from: Glass

Condition: Good