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Battle of Dunkirk

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The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany. A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe from 24 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 and subdued the Netherlands and advanced westwards through Belgium. In response, the Supreme Allied Commander French General Maurice Gamelin initiated "Plan D" which relied heavily on the Maginot Line fortifications. Gamelin committed the forces under his command, three mechanised armies, the French First and Seventh and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) to the River Dyle. On 14 May, German Army Group A burst through the Ardennes and advanced rapidly to the west toward Sedan, then turned northwards to the English Channel, in what Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein called the "sickle cut" (known as "Plan Yellow" or the Manstein Plan), effectively flanking the Allied forces.

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The battle of Dunkirk took place on a beach in Dunkirk, France during WW2.

The Battle of Dunkirk, the battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany

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Dunkirk started on 24th May 1940 and ended on 4th June 1940.

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The Allies successfully completed the evacuation of Dunkirk on August 4, 1940. By that time, nearly 340,000 British and French servicemen had been saved.

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The battle and evacuation at Dunkirk lasted from 26 May 1940 until 4 June 1940.

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The Dunkirk evacuation between 27 May and the early hours of 4 June 1940 .

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The retreat to and subsequent evacuation from Dunkirk took place at Dunkirk, in northeastern France.

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27 May until 4 June 1940.

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26 may

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