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21. Juli 2017 · The East Mole at Dunkirk today. Paul Reed / ww2battlefields.com. This plan actually plays out in Dunkirk, and the commanding officers talk about it; one of the reasons they’re so desperate...
20. Juli 2017 · A mole, per the dictionary, is “a large solid structure on a shore serving as a pier, breakwater, or causeway.” That’s what the British forces use to evacuate their men from the beaches of...
The mole required 3,000,000 cubic yards (2,300,000 m 3) of fill. World War II Dunkirk evacuation The remains of the East Mole of Dunkirk harbour, pictured in 2009. The two concrete moles protecting the outer harbour at Dunkirk played a significant part in the evacuation of British and French troops during World War II in May to June ...
Almost 200,000 troops embarked on ships from the east mole (which stretched nearly a mile out to sea) over the next week. James Campbell Clouston, pier master on the east mole, organised and regulated the flow of men along the mole into the waiting ships. Once more, low clouds kept Luftwaffe activity to a minimum.
Moving into Dunkirk, we found the harbor and the eastern mole. The day’s heavy mist offered protection from the predatory Luftwaffe. There would be no air attacks in these conditions. On the mole, the atmosphere was cheerfully relaxed. Evacuations were proceeding safely and efficiently. Reporting to Commander Clouston, we were told to find ...
The Battle of Dunkirk (French: Bataille de Dunkerque) was fought around the French port of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) during the Second World War, between the Allies and Nazi Germany.
26. Mai 2020 · A lifeline had been discovered and over the next five days and nights, the eastern mole not only remained intact but also undamaged by either the sheer weight of ships mooring alongside or by enemy bombs. Of the 338,226 men lifted from Dunkirk, 239,555 – the vast majority – were taken from the eastern mole.
