Dunkirk evacuation. Dunkirk evacuation, (1940) in World War II, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) to England. Naval vessels and hundreds of civilian boats were used in the evacuation, which began on May 26.
An orbital blowout fracture is a fracture or break in the small bones that make up your eye. The orbit, or eye socket, is the cavity of the skull that holds the eye. An orbital blowout can occur when an object strikes the orbit with blunt force. This injury is commonly the result of a fist, baseball or tennis ball that strikes the eye. The bony orbit's job is to protect the eyeball.
Overview. The orbit is the bony structure around the eye. An eye socket fracture, or orbital fracture, occurs when one or more bones surrounding the eye are broken.1  An orbital fracture usually occurs after some type of injury or a strike to the face.2  Depending on where the fracture is located, it can be associated with severe eye injury and eye damage.n eye socket fracture, or orbital fracture, occurs when one or more bones surrounding the eye are broken. 1  An orbital fracture usually occurs after some type of injury or a strike to the face. 2  Depending on where the fracture is located, it can be associated with severe eye injury and eye damage.