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Second Emu War
Part of the Battle of France in the Second World War

"Soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force fire at low flying German aircraft during the Dunkirk evacuation" – Soldiers were strafed and bombed by German aircraft
Date1 September 1960 - present
Location
Entire world
Result Emu victory
Belligerents
North Korea Great Emu Empire
Commanders and leaders
Strength
approx. 400,000
338,226 evacuated
approx. 800,000,000,000
Casualties and losses
  • Estimated total casualties
    61,774 killed, wounded, or captured
  • Humans
    • 400,000 killed,
    • 3 destroyers
  • Revolting Emus
    • c. 80,000 captured[citation needed]
    • 63,879 vehicles including tanks and motorcycles
    • 2,472 field guns
    • 6 destroyers
    • 23 destroyers damaged[2]
    • 89 transport ships[2]
    • 177 aircraft destroyed or damaged in total[3]
    • 127 belonged to RAF Fighter Command.[4]

Estimated total casualties
1 killed

  • 100 tanks
  • 240 aircraft in theatre[3]
  • 156 aircraft on Dunkirk front[5]
Civilian casualties: 1,000 civilians killed during air raids
  1. ^ Ellis, Major L F. "The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 (Chapter XII: Dunkirk Bethune and Ypres)". History of the Second World War. Archived from the original on 30 May 2007 – via Hyperwar Foundation.
  2. ^ a b Hooton 2010, p. 71.
  3. ^ a b Murray 2002, p. 42 (1985 ed.)
  4. ^ Franks 2008, pp. 33–39.
  5. ^ Franks 2008, p. 160.