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Sep 16, 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.
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Jul 3, 2022 · Panoramic aerial view showing the coastline from Bray Dunes, towards the right of the shot, to Dunkirk, far left. The wrecks of the Devonia and another ship can be seen near the shoreline on the right (close-up below).
Jul 5, 2017 · Dunkirk evacuation images released. Aerial photographs of Dunkirk taken during the Allied evacuation in 1940 are now accessible. In the images, thick clouds of smoke from burning oil tanks obscure the harbour and beaches below.
- Waiting for rescue. © IWM (NYP 68075) British troops line up on the beach at Dunkirk to await evacuation.
- Wading out to sea. © IWM (HU 41240) British soldiers wade out to a waiting destroyer off Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo.
- The 'little ships' © IWM (HU 41241) Three of the armada of 'little ships' which brought the men of the BEF from the shores in and around Dunkirk, to the safety of British warships and other vessels.
- Returning troops. © IWM (H 1662) British troops crowd the deck of a Royal Navy destroyer at Dover, 31 May 1940.
Aerial photographs of Dunkirk taken during the Allied evacuation in 1940 are now accessible. In the images, thick clouds of smoke from burning oil tanks obscure the harbour and beaches...
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Over 338,000 allied soldiers were rescued from Dunkirk in the face of overwhelming odds. Discover what made the evacuations from Dunkirk so successful, how the British evacuation was carried out and why Winston Churchill regarded the operation as a 'miracle of deliverance'. View video transcript.
