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The Battle of Dunkirk was a military operation that took place in Dunkirk, France, during the Second World War. The battle was fought between the Allies and Nazi Germany. As part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation to Britain of British and other Allied forces in Europe from 26 May to 4 June 1940. After the Phoney War, the Battle of France began in earnest on 10 May 1940. To the east, the German Army Group B invaded the Netherlands a
Today marks the 73rd anniversary of the end of the Dunkirk evacuations during World War II. Over a period of nine days, a total of 338,226 Allied soldiers were rescued from Dunkirkâs beaches by a fleet of 933 boats. The evacuation was ordered on 26 May 1940 after British, French and Belgium troops were cut off by German forces during the Battle of Dunkirk; an event Winston Churchill dubbed âa colossal military failureâ.