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  1. Jan 25, 2018 · Dunkirk is a small town on the coast of France that was the scene of a massive military campaign during World War II. During the Battle of Dunkirk from May 26 to June 4, 1940, some 338,000 British ...

  2. 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. 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.

    • 26 May-4 June 1940
    • German victory
    • Dunkirk, France
  3. Sep 16, 2024 · The cease-fire was sounded early the next morning. 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 ...

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  4. Dunkirk evacuation. 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. The operation commenced after large ...

    • 26 May to 4 June 1940
    • Allied retreatEvacuation of 338,226 soldiers
  5. Jan 22, 2019 · To execute the evacuation, Ramsay and his staff marked out three routes for vessels to use between Dunkirk and Dover. The shortest of these, Route Z, was 39 miles and was open to fire from German batteries. In planning, it was hoped that 45,000 men could be rescued over two days, as it was expected that German interference would force the end ...

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  6. 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. Nearly 1,000 naval and civilian craft of all kinds, aided by calm weather and RAF air support, managed to evacuate around 340,000 British, French, and Allied ...

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  8. Feb 17, 2011 · Dunkirk. By Bruce Robinson Last updated 2011-02-17. Theatre: France. Dates: 26 May to 4 June 1940. Location: Dunkirk. Outcome: Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of around 350,000 British, French ...

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