All battles
26 May – 4 June 1940
The Dunkirk Evacuation — Operation Dynamo
Western Front · Battle of France · Dunkirk, northern France
Historical overview
With the British Expeditionary Force and French units cut off against the Channel, the Royal Navy and hundreds of civilian craft lifted the trapped armies off the beaches and mole at Dunkirk.
What happened
A German halt order and stubborn rearguard actions at Calais and along the Lys bought time. Over nine days roughly 338,000 British and Allied troops were evacuated, though nearly all heavy equipment was abandoned.
Historical event
The Dunkirk Evacuation — Operation Dynamo
Battle / campaign
Battle of France
Productions
10 titles
Perspectives
Civilian · Allied · Multiple perspectives · Axis
