Little Ships of Dunkirk
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The Little Ships of Dunkirk consisted of over 800 naval and requisitioned vessels, and small, private boats, that sailed from Ramsgate in England to Dunkirk in northern France between 26 May and 4 Jun
PS Medway Queen, 2016
Walmer lifeboat Charles Dibdin
SB Ena lying in the mud at Hoo, 2018
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Dunkirk evacuation
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In the Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, more than 338,000 Allied soldiers were evacuated during the Second World War from the b
Little Ships of Dunkirk
…vessels, and small, private boats, that sailed from Ramsgate in England to Dunkirk in northern France between 26 May and 4 June 1940 as part of Operation Dynamo, helping to rescue more than 336,000 British, French, and other Allied soldiers who were trapped on the beaches at Dunkirk during the Second World War…
British troops lined up on the beach awaiting evacuation
Lord Gort (gesturing, at centre) was commander of the British Expeditionary Force.
Soldiers were strafed and bombed by German aircraft while awaiting transport.
British troops during the evacuation from France