Battle of Dunkirk

When

26 May 1940 – 4 Jun 1940

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.05° N, 2.38° E

Description

1940 battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany

War

World War II

1940 battle between the Allies and Germany in France

The Battle of Dunkirk 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.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht von Dünkirchen beginnt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Dunkerque”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ドイツ軍がダンケルクを占領したが、包囲されていた英仏軍の大半は脱出に成功（ダンケルクの戦い、ダイナモ作戦）”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• World War II1 Sep 1939 · World war · Deaths 75,000,000