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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.
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.
Jul 21, 2017 · A movie about the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk during World War II. Directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, and Fionn Whitehead, with a 7.8 IMDb rating and 3 Oscars.
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- 2017-07-21
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.
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.
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Jul 19, 2017 · The Medway Queen was a former pleasure cruiser that became a minesweeper and a rescue ship during World War II. It made many dangerous trips across the Channel to evacuate Allied troops from Dunkirk, despite bombings, fires and chaos.
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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.