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
Dunkirk: belfry The belfry, originally the western tower of the Church of Saint-Eloi, at Dunkirk, France. (more) Dunkirk France Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Also known as: Dunkerk, Dunkerque Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History ...
Learn more about the evacuation from Dunkirk to England during World War II Between May 26 and June 4, 1940, some 340,000 Allied troops were evacuated from the... Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski Battle of France Map of the Battle of France (1940). Encyclopædia Br...
MAP DESCRIPTION: Map showing far northeastern France and Belgium and far southeastern England with the Strait of Dover in between. The map is centered on Dunkirk in the far northeastern corner of France on the coast of the North Sea near the border with Belgium. ...