Diary June 3, 1940

War Diary, 06-1940, Diary WW2, Year 1940 / 1 minute of reading

The bombed and destroyed Dunkirk after the battle.

Diary for Monday, June 3, 1940:

Sea War

Last evacuation ships leave Dunkirk (night June 3-4).

Dunkirk Evacuation:

Total evacuated: 338,226 men inc. about 120,000 French and Belgians;
861 ships and many private craft employed; 243 sunk.
Aircraft losses: Luftwaffe over 130, RAF 106 (87 pilots dead or PoWs).

Air War

Heavy raid on Paris (Operation Paula): 200 German bombers (20 lost) attempt to destroy aircraft factories and airfields near capital; 254 people killed in suburbs. French lose 33 fighters.

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Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

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