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.

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 …

Jul 21, 2017 · Dunkirk: Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance, Damien Bonnard. Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and …

Jun 21, 2025 · From Disaster to Triumph: What Really Happened at Dunkirk? In late May 1940, the world watched with bated breath as hundreds of thousands of Allied troops found themselves …

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 …

In May 1940, soldiers and civilians struggle by land, sea and air to evacuate the British army and their allies, Europe's last hope, from Dunkirk.

In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically...

A portrait of the historic evacuation of Allied soldiers on the beaches of Dunkirk, France, during World War II.

2 days ago · Surrounded by enemy forces and trapped on the beaches of France, hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers faced what looked like certain defeat. What followed at Dunkirk became …