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.
"Soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force fire at low flying German aircraft during the Dunkirk evacuation" – Soldiers were strafed and bombed by German aircraft while awaiting transport.
British prisoners of war with a Panzer I German tank
Troops evacuated from Dunkirk at Dover, 31 May 1940
Battle of Dunkirk memorial
Dunkirk is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France. It lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune in 2019 was 86,279.
Dunkirk Town Hall and port
Saint Eloi Church
Statue of Jean Bart in Dunkirk, the most famous corsair of the city
British troops evacuating Dunkirk beach in 1940