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- Map showing far northeastern France and Belgium and far southeastern England with the Strait of Dover in between. The map is centered on Dunkirk in the far northeastern corner of France on the coast of the North Sea near the border with Belgium.
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Jul 22, 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.
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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.
- 26 May to 4 June 1940
- Allied retreatEvacuation of 338,226 soldiers
Jun 28, 2021 · The Dunkirk beach where the hundreds of thousands of soldiers found themselves stranded at Dunkirk and Operation Dynamo AKA the Dunkirk evacuation happened in WWII. Really gotta hand it to Christopher Nolan and his dedication to details like this. Dunkirk Beach | Courtesy of (vincent desjardins) 4. Jetée de Malo, Dunkirk, France.
May 26, 2010 · The evacuation from Dunkirk of nearly 340,000 troops under "Operation Dynamo" is one of the most momentous events of World War II. See how the story unfolded in maps from 27 May-4 June 1940.
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.
4 days ago · For the Allies, all communication between their northern and southern forces was severed by the arc of the westward German advance from the Ardennes to the Somme. The Allied armies in the north, having fallen back from the Dyle Line to the Escaut (Schelde), were being encircled, and already on May 19 the British commander, Viscount Gort, was ...
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.
