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Jan 25, 2018 · During the Battle of Dunkirk from May 26 to June 4, 1940, some 338,000 British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops were evacuated from Dunkirk to England as German...
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
Relive the bravery of the Dunkirk veterans in defenseless boats crossing the English Channel to rescue the stranded soldiers from the inferno through their uplifting stories of heroism in a battle that changed the course of WWII.
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- Documentary
- Sonia Anderson
- 2018
Apr 26, 2021 · In May 1940 the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and a proportion of the French First Army group had withdrawn, under heavy fighting to the port of Dunkirk on the French-Belgium border. The German advance had encircled the armies and penned the troops on the beaches with their backs to the Channel. The situation was parlous.
Watch Battle of Dunkirk: From Disaster to Triumph | Netflix. This documentary revisits the bravery and inspiring stories of the battle that changed the tide of WWII, told by the veterans who were actually there. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Sonia Anderson
Jul 22, 2024 · 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.
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Feb 9, 2018 · Relive the bravery of the Dunkirk veterans in defenseless boats crossing the English Channel to rescue the stranded soldiers from the inferno through their uplifting stories of heroism in a battle that changed the course of WWII. Featuring Henry Arnold George Garrett, Jeff Haward & Edward Oates. Written & Directed by Sonia Anderson.
- 3 min
- Vision Films