Modern era · 1940
Dunkirk evacuation
In the Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, more than 338,000 Allied soldiers were evacuated during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk in northern France between 26 May and 4 June 1940.
- When
- 26 May 1940 – 4 Jun 1940
- Where
- Dunkirk
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Dunkirk evacuation, CC BY-SA 4.0