What was the evacuation codenamed Operation Dynamo in May and June 1940?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The Dunkirk evacuation
- Step 1: In the Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, more than 338,000 Allied soldiers were evacuated during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk in northern France between 26 May and 4 June 1940. Answer: The Dunkirk evacuation. Why not the others: The bombing of Dresden: It was an air raid, not the evacuation codenamed Dynamo. The Dambusters raid: It was a raid on dams, not the evacuation codenamed Dynamo. The D-Day landings: They were an invasion of Normandy, not the evacuation codenamed Dynamo.
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