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Dunkirk (UK: / dʌnˈkɜːrk / dun-KURK, US: / ˈdʌnkɜːrk / DUN-kurk, [ 3 ][ 4 ] French: Dunkerque [dœ̃kɛʁk] ⓘ; West Flemish: Duunkerke; Dutch: Duinkerke or Duinkerken) is a major port city in the department of Nord in northern France. [ 5 ] It lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Belgian border.
May 26, 2020 · May 2020 marks 80 years since the evacuation of Dunkirk which took place during World War II. World War II was a huge war between 1939 and 1945 involving many countries around the world, who were ...
The Battle of Dunkirk (French: Bataille de Dunkerque) was fought around the French port of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) during the Second World War, between the Allies and Nazi Germany. As the Allies were losing the Battle of France on the Western Front , the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British and other Allied forces to Britain from 26 May to 4 June 1940.
- 26 May-4 June 1940
- German victory
- Dunkirk, France
Jun 11, 2020 · The 99-year-old veteran of the 'forgotten Dunkirk'. 11 June 2020. Donald Smith. Donald Smith was a teenager when he went to war. In June 1940, in the days after the successful mass evacuation at ...
26 May - 4 June 1940. Second World War. 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.
Feb 17, 2011 · Dunkirk. By Bruce Robinson. Last updated 2011-02-17. Theatre: France. Dates: 26 May to 4 June 1940. Location: Dunkirk. Outcome: Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of around 350,000 British, French ...
Dunkirk is a 2017 epic historical war thriller film written, directed, and co-produced by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II from the perspectives of the land, sea, and air. It features an ensemble cast including Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles in his feature film debut, Aneurin ...
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