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| 1939 | Brooke, Alan Francis |  |
| Dunkirk Directs defensive actions which secure the escape of the BEF from Dunkirk |
| 1940 | Brooke, Alan Francis | |
| Dunkirk Hitler rounds the Maginot line forcing evacuation of 340,000 between 27 May-4 June |
| 1940 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 20th May Dunkirk Orders the Admiralty to round up shipping in order to evacuate the BEF |
| 4th June Dunkirk "We shall fight on the beaches...... we shall never surrender" |
| 1940 | Ramsay, Bertram | |
| 19th May London Operational control is delegated to Ramsay |
| 20th May Dover A conference considers "emergency evacuation across the Channel of very large forces" |
| 20th May Dover Commands the evacuation from Dunkirk, operates from Dover |
| 20th May Boulogne It is planned to evacuate 10,000 from Calais , Boulogne & Dunkirk every 24 hrs |
| 26th May Puts evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Nth West France into action |
| 27th May Secrecy is lifted when submission for large numbers of private vessels are allowed |
| 1940 | Vereker | |
| 26th May Dunkirk Receives orders to withdraw the BEF to Dunkirk |
