Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz

Study note

In 1940, more than 300,000 Allied soldiers were rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk in France, helped by small civilian boats. That summer, the Royal Air Force won the Battle of Britain against the German air force. The Blitz was the German bombing of British cities during the war.

Memory tip: 1940: Dunkirk rescue, then the RAF wins the Battle of Britain; the Blitz = bombing of cities.