TNA ADM 199 790

Collection details

TNA ADM 199 790

Admiralty records concerning Operation Dynamo and the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, dating from 1940.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 199 790

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/790. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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36	Log in to enlarge	is 35 soon as the fighters left, they seemed to know the exact moment in which to approach. (3) Lack of satisfactory communication arrangements was most noticeable. There were no portable wireless sets ashore with the beach parties nor were any field telephones supplied by the naval parties. The only method of communicating messages to ships embarking from the beaches was by & written message sent off in a boat.	Boat

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35
soon as the fighters left, they seemed to know the exact
moment in which to approach.
(3)
Lack of satisfactory communication arrangements
was most noticeable. There were no portable wireless sets
ashore with the beach parties nor were any field telephones
supplied by the naval parties. The only method of communicating
messages to ships embarking from the beaches was by & written
message sent off in a boat.