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- Belgium's army, which had fought gallantly alongside General Brooke's II Corps, had been beaten. As a result, a dangerous gap in Allied defences was opened, with only the 143rd Brigade of the 48th Division standing between the Germans and passage into France along the coast, where the BEF was waiting.
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The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, was the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940.
May 19, 2024 · Dunkirk evacuation (May 26–June 4, 1940), in World War II, the evacuation of about 198,000 soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and 140,000 French and Belgian troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk to England. Naval vessels and hundreds of civilian boats were used in the operation.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Early in the Second World War, in late May 1940, the Allied forces of British, French and Belgian troops were trapped by the invading German army on the coast of France and Belgium, in the area around Dunkirk.
Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk, involved the rescue of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk between 26 May and 4 June 1940. The evacuation, sometimes referred to as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was a big boost for British morale.
Apr 29, 2024 · The Dunkirk Evacuation of 26 May to 4 June 1940, known as Operation Dynamo, was the attempt to save the British Expeditionary Force in France from total defeat by an advancing German army.
- Mark Cartwright
On Monday, May 27, Operation Dynamo’s first full day occurred. German Luftwaffe destroyed Dunkirk harbour, and 7,669 troops were rescued. On Tuesday, May 28, the Belgian army surrendered.
Mar 10, 2021 · From May 26th to June 4th, 1940, around 338,000 British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops were evacuated from the French coastal town of Dunkirk to England following their seemingly impending loss in the Battle of France on the Western Front.
