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At the end of May 1940, at the government's request, thousands of boats set sail to rescue almost a quarter of a million Allied troops who had retreated from Hitler's forces onto the shores of...
Hermann Göring. 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
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How courage and ingenuity saved Allied troops during the epic Dunkirk operation in 1940. Premiered: 2/14/18 Runtime: 53:15 Topic: Military + Espionage. As France fell to the German armies in...
This documentary provides a day-by-day account of Operation Dynamo and the miraculous evacuation now embedded within British legend. Featuring contributions from Dunkirk veterans and Joshua Levine, a World War Two historian and the official historical adviser for Christopher Nolan's epic 'Dunkirk'.
