Supplement 38017 — Dunkirk evacuation despatch
Supplement 38017 — Dunkirk evacuation despatch
The London Gazette Supplement 38017: Vice-Admiral Bertram Ramsay’s despatch on the evacuation of the Allied armies from Dunkirk and neighbouring beaches. OCR is stored for searching; the public table shows short research extracts and small page previews.
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17 JULY, 1947 3299 the evacuation. The attributes of this officer Ministry of Shipping and the Commander-in- for initiative and resource are well known Chief, Nore, as to the provision of small craft throughout the Service, but . I venture to for the final evacuation, and the provision 01 express the opinion that never in the course of Naval personnel for manning the small boats his long and distinguished career have they been required -for ferrying and skoots and other put to better use than during the operations for small vessels taken up for transport purposes. the evacuation of the Allied Armies from 7.- A me… |
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17 JULY, 1947 (d) Of the troops landed in U.K. during " Dynamo," the following French troops were carried in the above French vessels. French troops disembarked in U.K. Date of disembarkation in U.K. Carried by French Total by French and Vessels British Vessels. 27th May ... ... ... ... Nil Nil 28th Nit Nil 2gth 655 655 3oth 5,444 8,616 Hist 4,032 14,874 ist June 2,765 35,oi3 2nd 905 16,049 srd 4,235 19,803 4th 2,349 26,989 5th 140 1,096 TOTALS 20,525 123,095 Besides the above 20,525 troops landed in U.K., an unknown number was transported direct to French ports in French vessels. LONDON PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY… |