The square root of a number is the number that, when squared (multiplied by itself), is equal to the given number. For example, the square root of 16, denoted 161/2 or, is 4, because 42 = 4Ã4 = 16. The square root of 121, denoted, is 11, because 112 = 121.
Theatre: France. Dates: 26 May to 4 June 1940. Location: Dunkirk. Outcome: Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of around 350,000 British, French and Belgian troops from Dunkirk, enabled the Allies to continue the war and was a major boost to British morale. Players: Britain: Viscount Gort's British Expeditionary Force (BEF) comprising 13 infantry divisions.
What happened in the battle of Dunkirk? More than 300,000 troops were evacuated from Dunkirk and the surrounding beaches in May and June 1940. At the time the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said it was a â¦miracle of deliverance. Dunkirk writer David J. Knowles explains what happened. A miracle - is the best description of what happened at Dunkirk in May and June 1940.