<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of Dunkirk </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Battle of France in the Second World War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> British soldiers on the beaches under heavy strafing by German aircraft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 26 May -- 4 June 1940 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Dunkirk , France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> German tactical victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Success of Operation Dynamo </Li> <Li> Allies evacuate approx. 85 % of stranded troops </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> Allied forces withdraw to Britain </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> United Kingdom </P> <Ul> <Li> British India </Li> </Ul> <P> France </P> <Ul> <Li> Morocco </Li> </Ul> Poland Belgium Canada Netherlands </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lord Gort Maxime Weygand Georges Blanchard René Prioux J.M. Abrial </Td> <Td> Gerd von Rundstedt Ewald von Kleist ( Panzergruppe von Kleist ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> approx . 400,000 338,226 evacuated </Td> <Td> approx . 800,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> ( Estimated ) 61,774 total killed and wounded </Li> <Li> British ~ 3,500 killed during the evacuation 63,879 vehicles including tanks and motorcycles 2,472 field guns 6 destroyers 23 destroyers damaged 89 transport ships 177 aircraft destroyed or damaged in total 127 belonged to RAF Fighter Command . </Li> <Li> French 35,000 captured 3 destroyers </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> ( Estimated ) 20,000 killed and wounded 100 tanks 240 aircraft in theatre 156 aircraft on Dunkirk front </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Civilian casualties : 1,000 civilians killed during air raids </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of Dunkirk </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Battle of France in the Second World War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> British soldiers on the beaches under heavy strafing by German aircraft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 26 May -- 4 June 1940 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Dunkirk , France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> German tactical victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Success of Operation Dynamo </Li> <Li> Allies evacuate approx. 85 % of stranded troops </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> Allied forces withdraw to Britain </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> United Kingdom </P> <Ul> <Li> British India </Li> </Ul> <P> France </P> <Ul> <Li> Morocco </Li> </Ul> Poland Belgium Canada Netherlands </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lord Gort Maxime Weygand Georges Blanchard René Prioux J.M. Abrial </Td> <Td> Gerd von Rundstedt Ewald von Kleist ( Panzergruppe von Kleist ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> approx . 400,000 338,226 evacuated </Td> <Td> approx . 800,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> ( Estimated ) 61,774 total killed and wounded </Li> <Li> British ~ 3,500 killed during the evacuation 63,879 vehicles including tanks and motorcycles 2,472 field guns 6 destroyers 23 destroyers damaged 89 transport ships 177 aircraft destroyed or damaged in total 127 belonged to RAF Fighter Command . </Li> <Li> French 35,000 captured 3 destroyers </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> ( Estimated ) 20,000 killed and wounded 100 tanks 240 aircraft in theatre 156 aircraft on Dunkirk front </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Civilian casualties : 1,000 civilians killed during air raids </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was involved in the battle of dunkirk
who was involved in the battle of dunkirk
United Kingdom British India France Morocco Poland Belgium Canada Netherlands Germany
United Kingdom British India France Morocco Poland Belgium Canada Netherlands Germany