Code-named Operation Dynamo, the Dunkirk Evacuation took place May 26 to June 4, 1940, during World War II as part of the Battle of France. During the operation, more than 338,000 Allied troops...

Reporters describe the harrowing Dunkirk evacuation and mood in Paris as the Nazi army surrounded the city. Still publishing just hours before the Nazi invasion the International Herald Tribunes was the last free newspaper of any language in Paris.

Jul 24, 2017 · Read real time reports from historic newspapers about the evacuation of Dunkirk.

May 13, 2020 · Clipping found in The Guardian published in London, Greater London, England on 5/31/1940. British newspaper coverage of Dunkirk Evacuation from 31 May 1940

The evacuation of Dunkirk, codenamed Operation Dynamo, took place between 26 May and 4 June 1940. A flotilla of 900 naval and civilian craft was sent across the Channel under RAF protection and...

At the end of May 1940, at the government's request, thousands of boats set sail to rescue almost a quarter of a million Allied troops who had retreated from Hitler's forces onto the shores of...

Dunkirk Evacuation: In-depth coverage of the miraculous rescue of over 330,000 British and Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk, focusing on the heroic efforts of both military personnel and civilians.

The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, was the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940.

Read day-by-day the International Herald Tribune's coverage of the first two weeks of June 1940. Reporters describe the harrowing Dunkirk evacuation and mood in Paris as the Nazi army surrounded the city.

Dec 6, 2024 · Dunkirk evacuation (May 26–June 4, 1940), in World War II, the evacuation of about 198,000 soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and 140,000 French and Belgian troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk to England.