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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. After the Phoney War, the Battle of France began in earnest on 10 May 1940.
- 26 May-4 June 1940
- See aftermath
- Dunkirk, France
Jan 25, 2018 · Learn about the massive evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, in 1940, as German forces advanced during World War II. Find out how Hitler's order, the "Little Ships" and the "Miracle of Dunkirk" shaped the war.
4 days ago · 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
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
Jan 22, 2019 · Learn about the battle and evacuation of Dunkirk with an in-depth look at the improbable event that saved the British Army from almost certain defeat during World War II.
4 days ago · The British Expeditionary Force being surrounded by invading Germans at Dunkirk and evacuated from France by a motley rescue fleet of military ships and private boats; from The Second World War: Triumph of the Axis (1963), a documentary by Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation.
Learn about the Dunkirk evacuation, also known as Operation Dynamo, when hundreds of ships and boats rescued 338,226 Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk in 1940. See the map, the timeline, the initial plan and the actual outcome of this historic event.
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