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      • 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.

  4. www.britannica.com › event › Dunkirk-evacuationDunkirk evacuation | Facts, Map, Photos, Numbers, Timeline ...

    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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  6. theconversation.com › what-happened-to-the-frenchWhat happened to the French army after Dunkirk

    Jul 20, 2017 · Of the 340,000 allied soldiers evacuated by boat from Dunkirk, 123,000 were French – but thousands more were not rescued and were taken prisoner by the Germans.

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Battle_of_DunkirkBattle of Dunkirk - Wikipedia

    Over 26,000 French soldiers were evacuated on that last day, but between 30,000 and 40,000 more were left behind and captured by the Germans. Around 16,000 French soldiers and 1,000 British soldiers died during the evacuation. 90% of Dunkirk was destroyed during the battle.

  8. www.worldhistory.org › Dunkirk_EvacuationDunkirk Evacuation - World History Encyclopedia

    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.

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  9. www.britannica.com › The-evacuation-from-DunkirkWorld War II - Dunkirk Evacuation | Britannica

    Some 220,000 Allied troops, however, were rescued by British ships from France’s northwestern ports ( Cherbourg, Saint-Malo, Brest, and Saint-Nazaire ), thus bringing the total of Allied troops evacuated to about 558,000. There remained the French armies south of the Germans’ Somme–Aisne front.

  10. www.britannica.com › story › timeline-of-the-dunkirkTimeline of the Dunkirk Evacuation | Britannica

    The evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) to England. Operation Dynamo used hundreds of naval vessels and civilian boats in the evacuation.

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