TNA / ADM 234 360

TNA ADM 234 360

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TNA ADM 234 360

Naval Staff History No. 41, the official historical study of the evacuation from Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo, 26 May–4 June 1940, dated 1949.

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Collection reference: ADM 234 360

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 234/360. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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80	Log in to enlarge	CHAP. VII ferring By 0100 to her Rear-Admiral from single-minded come face to be of spoken incredible such a THE EVACUATION gress situation, Captain the water of Bush. and up to of their From the the waists. ghastly him, Esk, Wake Walker Lound sight He had of the the more trans- from as a seemed then Commodores seen, to embarkation", detect but I in did his not voice". says feel Rear-Admiral that I could accept Wake-Walker to the note of terribly standing in despair I had pro- not Stephenson and Bray. proceeding to take charge off-shore Hallett at were La Panne, transferred and the to drifters, latter off-shore the which former I groups he had of to work. all He saw the beaches. a dark line of men the Wake-Walker By dawn the was Hebe able was to off glimpse La Panne, for the and first in the growing light Readmul at stern completely men blown over off and Off Bray the Bideford was ashore and large off the beaches Eagle was high and dry on the beach-burnt out. Nearer Dunkirk the Crested the Locust was trying to take her in tow. with her were destroyers, sloops, drifters and other craft, while Lying were making their way off in whalers, motor boats and pontoon craft. There men was a slight swell which made landing difficult, and many boats were lying broached-to and stranded by the tide. As daylight illumined the scene Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker saw that the beaches were packed with troops, who were orderly and under proper control. To anyone with an appreciation of the practical difficulties of embarking in small boats with a long pull to seaward, the sight of that beach black with troops was indeed almost dismaying. The numbers increased steadily as more men filed down the sand dunes, and at the back of our minds all the time", says line Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker, "was the question of how long the defence boats.² could hold and the weather remain fair." The crux of the matter was Twice during contact Captain Tennant. With his staff these ships in the day Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker went to Dunkirk he transferred in unsuccessful efforts to to the Windsor and thence to the Worcester, home as in the Hebe from the Hebe with troops. Captain Bush took passage large numbers were to turn " to stress filled the up vital necessity for boats and crews if any The Rearbenches".³ would Admiral come There off arrive was was the great hampered at beaches difficulty by and in lack start exercising of means loading; The control urgency of getting and off of a the beaches. Ships everything⁴. desirable, At 2000 would on the be 30th May was at La La Panne discussed Panne at and where 1800 arrangements next he met day, Lord and were Commodore Gort made and for of Stephenson identifying Tennas embarkation fre of the beaches seaward it. was On this evening a method M.017978/41, p.4. R.A. Dover's report (M.017978/41). (R.O.III, p.374). R.A. R.A. Dover's Report Dover's Report (M.017978/41). 58	Bideford Commodore Dawn Evening Hebe Windsor Black Bush Crews Day Dover Gort Light Long May Tennant Wake Wake-Walker Walker

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CHAP. VII
ferring By 0100 to her Rear-Admiral from single-minded come face to be of spoken incredible
such a THE EVACUATION
gress situation, Captain the water of Bush. and up to of their From the the waists. ghastly him, Esk, Wake Walker Lound sight He had of the the more trans- from as a
seemed then Commodores seen, to embarkation", detect but I in did his not voice". says feel Rear-Admiral that I could accept Wake-Walker to the note of terribly standing in despair I had pro- not
Stephenson
and
Bray. proceeding to take charge off-shore Hallett at were La Panne, transferred and the to drifters, latter off-shore the which former I
groups he had of to work. all He saw the beaches. a dark line of men the
Wake-Walker By dawn the was Hebe able was to off glimpse La Panne, for the and first in the growing light Readmul at
stern completely men blown over off and Off Bray the Bideford was ashore and large
off the beaches Eagle was high and dry on the beach-burnt out. Nearer
Dunkirk the Crested the Locust was trying to take her in tow. with her
were destroyers, sloops, drifters and other craft, while Lying
were making their way off in whalers, motor boats and pontoon craft. There men
was a slight swell which made landing difficult, and many boats were lying
broached-to and stranded by the tide.
As daylight illumined the scene Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker saw that the
beaches were packed with troops, who were orderly and under proper control.
To anyone with an appreciation of the practical difficulties of embarking in
small boats with a long pull to seaward, the sight of that beach black with troops
was indeed almost dismaying. The numbers increased steadily as more men
filed down the sand dunes, and at the back of our minds all the time", says line
Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker, "was the question of how long the defence boats.²
could hold and the weather remain fair." The crux of the matter was
Twice during contact Captain Tennant. With his staff these ships in
the day Rear-Admiral Wake-Walker went to Dunkirk he transferred in un-
successful efforts to to the Windsor and thence to the Worcester, home as in the Hebe
from the Hebe with troops. Captain Bush took passage large numbers were to
turn " to stress filled the up vital necessity for boats and crews if any The Rear-
benches".³
would Admiral come There off arrive was was the great hampered at beaches difficulty by and in lack start exercising of means loading; The control urgency of getting and off of a the beaches. Ships
everything⁴. desirable, At 2000 would on the be 30th May was at La La Panne discussed Panne at
and where 1800 arrangements next he met day, Lord and were Commodore Gort made and for of Stephenson identifying Tennas embarkation fre of the beaches seaward it. was
On
this
evening
a
method
M.017978/41, p.4.
R.A. Dover's report (M.017978/41).
(R.O.III,
p.374).
R.A. R.A. Dover's Report
Dover's Report (M.017978/41).
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