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Evacuation of Allied forces in mid-1940
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
Dunkirk_evacuation
Film by Christopher Nolan
Dunkirk is a 2017 war film produced, written, and directed by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II from the perspectives
Dunkirk_(2017_film)
1940 battle between the Allies and Germany in France
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
Battle_of_Dunkirk
and merchant ships involved in Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of Allied troops from the Dunkirk area from 26 May to 4 June 1940. The operation was administered
List of ships involved in the Dunkirk evacuation
List_of_ships_involved_in_the_Dunkirk_evacuation
2004 BBC television docudrama
Dunkirk is a 2004 BBC Television docudrama about the Battle of Dunkirk and the Dunkirk evacuation in World War II. Dunkirk used archive film footage, eyewitness
Dunkirk_(TV_series)
Massive structure used as a pier, breakwater, or causeway
two concrete moles protecting the outer harbour at Dunkirk played a significant part in the evacuation of British and French troops during World War II
Mole_(architecture)
Boats in the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation
France Dunkirk evacuation National Historic Ships List of ships involved in the Dunkirk evacuation Little Ship Club The Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk novella
Little_Ships_of_Dunkirk
2007 film by Joe Wright
from his infected wounds. Historically the beaches used during the Dunkirk evacuation were empty sand dunes (the place-name means church in the dune) near
Atonement_(2007_film)
British mariner and officer (1874–1952)
the Sundowner, and sailed her as one of the "little ships" in the Dunkirk evacuation. Lightoller was born at Yarrow House in Chorley, Lancashire, on 30
Charles_Lightoller
Royal Navy Admiral (1890–1963)
British naval officer. He was lauded for overseeing the successful evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. Tennant subsequently served as captain of the battlecruiser
William Tennant (Royal Navy officer)
William_Tennant_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Royal Navy officer
British Royal Navy, who acted as pier-master during the Dunkirk evacuation. While returning to Dunkirk, France, his motor launch was sunk by enemy aircraft
James_Campbell_Clouston
Royal Navy Admiral; commanded the Dunkirk evacuation (1883–1945)
First World War. In the Second World War, he was responsible for the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940 and planning and commanding the naval forces in the invasion
Bertram_Ramsay
Unofficial commemorative medal by town of Dunkirk
Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of Allied forces from the Dunkirk sector between 29 May and 3 June and those soldiers evacuated from the beaches. All
Dunkirk_Medal
Line of fortifications along the French/German border
encircled much of the Allied forces in the north, leading to the Dunkirk evacuation and leaving the troops to the south unable to mount an effective resistance
Maginot_Line
1958 British war film by Leslie Norman
Dunkirk is a 1958 British war film directed by Leslie Norman that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II, and starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough
Dunkirk_(1958_film)
1912 yacht
former second officer of the RMS Titanic. She participated in the Dunkirk evacuation as one of the "little ships" as well as a number of commemorations
Sundowner_(yacht)
1964 French film
Weekend at Dunkirk (French: Week-end à Zuydcoote) is a 1964 French-Italian drama war film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo.
Weekend_at_Dunkirk
Topics referred to by the same term
Camel Battle of Dunkirk (disambiguation), various military actions in and around Dunkirk, since the 14th century Dunkirk evacuation, a 1940 military
Dunkirk_(disambiguation)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial
anniversary in 2015. The Battle of Dunkirk consisted of the defence of and evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk, resisting and evading capture by the
Dunkirk_Memorial
Initial period of low activity in World War II
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on the same day, and the massive Dunkirk evacuation commencing sixteen days later on 26 May, the Phoney War ended. "Bore
Phoney_War
American actor (1904–1981)
Actor. During World War II, he drove ambulances in France until the Dunkirk evacuation. When the United States entered the war on December 8, 1941, he enlisted
Robert_Montgomery_(actor)
British Army officer (1887–1976)
the United Kingdom, as GOC of II Corps for the final stages of the Dunkirk evacuation. The 3rd Division, temporarily commanded by Kenneth Anderson in Montgomery's
Bernard_Montgomery
Association of British veterans
The 1940 Dunkirk Veterans' Association was an association of British service veterans "who served at Dunkirk and other ports of evacuation between 10
1940 Dunkirk Veterans' Association
1940_Dunkirk_Veterans'_Association
1944–1945 battle in France during World War II
The siege of Dunkirk in the Second World War (also known as the Second Battle of Dunkirk) began in September 1944, when the Second Canadian Division surrounded
Siege_of_Dunkirk_(1944–1945)
Dunkirk is a 2017 epic war film directed by Christopher Nolan. The film depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II through the perspectives of the
List of accolades received by Dunkirk
List_of_accolades_received_by_Dunkirk
a beach. As one of the Little Ships of Dunkirk she was used in the evacuation of Allied soldiers from Dunkirk in World War II. Between 1941 and 1963 she
RNLB_Guide_of_Dunkirk
British Army officer
France he was ordered to destroy all his vehicles, and then was evacuated from Dunkirk. Appleyard volunteered to join the Commandos in late 1940, and was
Geoffrey_Appleyard
Genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
were increasingly evacuated on foot in forced marches. Weak and sick prisoners were often killed in the camp and those forced to evacuate were usually given
The_Holocaust
Life of Winston Churchill, 1939–1945
with our united strength. Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of 338,226 Allied servicemen from Dunkirk, ended on Tuesday, 4 June when the French rearguard
Winston Churchill in the Second World War
Winston_Churchill_in_the_Second_World_War
2001 novel by Ian McEwan
he weakens and becomes delirious. Robbie falls asleep in Dunkirk, one day before the evacuation begins. A remorseful Briony, now eighteen years old, has
Atonement_(novel)
2017 biographical war drama film by Joe Wright
Infantry Brigade to distract the enemy and buy time for the evacuation of soldiers from Dunkirk. The debacle in France causes the War Cabinet to support
Darkest_Hour_(film)
British carrier-based fighter-bomber
by dive-bombers. It was present during the Battles of Narvik, the Dunkirk evacuation and also the early stages of the Mediterranean theatre. While a capable
Blackburn_Skua
1942 film by William Wyler
volunteers to take his motorboat, the Starling, to assist in the Dunkirk evacuation. Early one morning, Kay wanders down to the landing stage and discovers
Mrs._Miniver
World War II landing operation in Europe
Bertram Ramsay, who had served as Flag officer at Dover during the Dunkirk evacuation four years earlier. He had also been responsible for the naval planning
Normandy_landings
World War II operation in France
France (including much of the British Expeditionary Force) in the Dunkirk evacuation (27 May to 4 June). British planners reported to Prime Minister Winston
Operation_Overlord
Plan for Nazi German military operation
pushed back in the north to the Channel coast, which culminated in the Dunkirk evacuation. The operation to complete the conquest of France by the German Army
Fall_Rot
British motor vessel and Dunkirk Little Ship
William Osbourne, Littlehampton. Notably, she participated in the Dunkirk evacuation during World War II, where she played a role as one of the "Little
Gerfalcon
British Army officer (1915–1955)
Churchill's call to form a "butcher and bolt" raiding force following the Dunkirk evacuation, Mayne volunteered for the newly formed No. 11 (Scottish) Commando
Paddy_Mayne
Subprefecture and commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Dunkirk (UK: /dʌnˈkɜːrk/ dun-KURK; US: /ˈdʌnkɜːrk/ DUN-kurk; French: Dunkerque [dœ̃kɛʁk] ; Picard: Dunkèke; West Flemish: Duunkerke; Dutch: Duinkerke
Dunkirk
Thames paddle steamer, lost at Dunkirk (1925-1940)
075920; 2.4912 HMS Crested Eagle was a paddle steamer sunk in the Dunkirk evacuation. J. Samuel White built her in 1925 for the General Steam Navigation
HMS_Crested_Eagle
2016 film directed by Lone Scherfig
of Information film team making a morale-boosting film about the Dunkirk evacuation during the Battle of Britain and the London Blitz. Principal photography
Their_Finest
Collaborationist regime in France (1940–1944)
three examples that were used to illustrate these themes were the Dunkirk evacuation in May 1940, the Royal Navy attack at Mers-el-Kébir on the French
Vichy_France
1942 major naval battle in World War II
futile attempts at controlling the blaze, most of the crew on Hiryū were evacuated, and the remainder of the fleet continued sailing northeast in an attempt
Battle_of_Midway
Part of World War II in 1943
outcome of the campaign would be an evacuation from Messina. Kesselring reported to Hitler on 29 July that an evacuation could be accomplished in three days
Allied_invasion_of_Sicily
RNLI lifeboat station in Essex, England
1940, the E.M.E.D. was one of the Little Ships of Dunkirk which assisted in the Dunkirk evacuation early in World War II. She was commandeered and crewed
Walton and Frinton Lifeboat Station
Walton_and_Frinton_Lifeboat_Station
Second World War evacuation from ports in western France
the Battle of France against Nazi Germany. Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk and Operation Cycle from Le Havre, had finished on 13 June. British
Operation_Aerial
Major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army
included a threat of mass German round-ups of able-bodied Poles for "evacuation"; calls by Radio Moscow's Polish Service for uprising; and an emotional
Warsaw_Uprising
1940 lifeboat
lifeboats, to help in the Dunkirk evacuation, the removal of the British Expeditionary Force and the French Army from Dunkirk. At Dover small Royal Navy
RNLB_Lucy_Lavers
It was reportedly sung by soldiers from the regiment during the Dunkirk evacuation. The song was revived by the Irish folk group The Clancy Brothers
The_Gallant_Forty_Twa
Executions that followed the Nuremberg Trials
invasion of the Netherlands German invasion of Belgium Battle of France Dunkirk evacuation Battle of Britain Battle of the Mediterranean North Africa West Africa
Nuremberg_executions
Blockade by the Axis powers, 1941–1944
soldiers and civilians and the evacuation of 1,400,000 more (mainly women and children), many of whom died during evacuation due to starvation and bombardment
Siege_of_Leningrad
German invasion of France in 1940
Red) was planned to finish off the French and British after the evacuation at Dunkirk. The Low Countries and France were defeated and occupied by Axis
Battle_of_France
British-American actor (1905-1984)
then he did not know that his brother, killed in 1940 during the Dunkirk evacuation, had any children. On 6 March 1984, Wilcoxon died of heart failure
Henry_Wilcoxon
invasion of the Netherlands German invasion of Belgium Battle of France Dunkirk evacuation Battle of Britain Battle of the Mediterranean North Africa West Africa
Business collaboration with Nazi Germany
Business_collaboration_with_Nazi_Germany
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
bombing, the population had steadily decreased because of a systematic evacuation ordered by the Japanese government. At the time of the attack, the population
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
France – alongside the British Expeditionary Force which led to the Dunkirk evacuation in June 1940. Britain and its Empire continued the war against Germany
Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
Military_history_of_the_United_Kingdom_during_World_War_II
British naval officer (1912–2007)
World War. He took part in several naval actions including the evacuation from Dunkirk, the attack on the German battleship Tirpitz and the Normandy landings
John_Ronald_Gower
British film director (born 1972)
Atonement has a continuous five-minute and five second shot of the Dunkirk evacuation. "Basically, I just like showing off", Wright told the audience at
Joe_Wright
List of ships with the same or similar names
requisitioned for use as a troop transport in 1939 and participated in the Dunkirk evacuation in May 1940. Renamed HMS Royal Scot, she struck a mine and sank in
HMS_Royal_Sovereign
Dispute within British government about whether to negotiate with Nazi Germany
attack on Calais with support from the Luftwaffe. Dunkirk was the only available port for evacuation. With the BEF and its allies in retreat and Lord Gort
1940 British war cabinet crisis
1940_British_war_cabinet_crisis
American bombing of Japan on April 18, 1942
invasion of the Netherlands German invasion of Belgium Battle of France Dunkirk evacuation Battle of Britain Battle of the Mediterranean North Africa West Africa
Doolittle_Raid
Major 1945 battle of the Pacific War
battlefield, as troops became mired in mud, and flooded roads greatly inhibited evacuation of wounded to the rear. Troops lived on a field sodden by rain, part garbage
Battle_of_Okinawa
1940–1944 French government-in-exile
in a series of pockets, including Dunkirk, Calais, Boulogne, Saint-Valery-en-Caux and Lille. The Dunkirk evacuation was only made possible by the resistance
Free_France
English singer, songwriter and actor (born 1994)
in Christopher Nolan's war film Dunkirk, in July 2017, playing a British soldier named Alex in the Dunkirk evacuation during World War II. He appeared
Harry_Styles
Global conflict (1939–1945)
Deighton, Len (1979). Blitzkrieg: From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk. Jonathan Cape. pp. 186–187. ISBN 978-0-2240-1648-3. Deighton states that
World_War_II
English actor (born 1940)
the hands of his father. As a result of wartime service during the Dunkirk evacuation, his father suffered from combat fatigue, which is now known as PTSD
Patrick_Stewart
German state from 1933 to 1945
outmanoeuvred the Allies in Belgium, forcing the evacuation of many British and French troops at Dunkirk. France fell as well, surrendering to Germany on
Nazi_Germany
Tank gun and anti-tank gun
Battle of France and, due to the need to rearm quickly after the Dunkirk evacuation, remained in service during the North African campaign. In its vehicle-mounted
Ordnance_QF_2-pounder
Battle for the port and town of Boulogne-sur-Mer during 1940
Calais, just before Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from Dunkirk. After the Franco-British counter-attack at
Battle_of_Boulogne
gallantry twice, he shot down more than 13 enemy aircraft over the Dunkirk evacuation beaches and during the Battle of Britain before being killed in action
William_Henry_Franklin
Secret post-WWII United States program
to the US Department of War Colonel Joel Holmes' telegram urging the evacuation to America of 100 of the 400 German scientists in his custody, as most
Operation_Paperclip
Client state of Nazi Germany
quickly agreed to a German proposal to deport the entire population for "evacuation to territories in the East" meaning to Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Slovak
Slovak_Republic_(1939–1945)
War crime by the Waffen-SS
May 1940. As part of the British Expeditionary Force's (BEF) retreat to Dunkirk, the 144th Infantry Brigade of the 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division
Wormhoudt_massacre
WWII amphibious landing zone in France
Omar Bradley, commander of the U.S. First Army, at one stage considered evacuating Omaha, while Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery considered the possibility
Omaha_Beach
Anti-tank hand grenade/anti-tank mine
for use by the British Army and Home Guard in the aftermath of the Dunkirk evacuation. The grenade first appeared in 1942, and was designed to be more versatile
Hawkins_grenade
Theatre of military operations during World War II
invasion of Iceland". Legion Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2024. "Dunkirk evacuation | Facts, Map, Photos, Numbers, Timeline, & Summary | Britannica".
European theatre of World War II
European_theatre_of_World_War_II
Anti-tank hand grenade
Home Guard after the loss of many anti-tank guns in France after the Dunkirk evacuation. The grenade was designed by a team from MIR(c) including Major Millis
Sticky_bomb
1971 British TV series or programme
British Expeditionary Force, trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk. He is killed during the Dunkirk evacuation, and the goose returns to Fritha, who is now grown
The_Snow_Goose_(film)
1939 border clashes between Imperial Japan and the Soviet Union
655. Of the dead, 6,472 were killed in action or died of wounds during evacuation, 1,152 died of wounds in hospitals, eight died of disease, 2,028 were
Battles_of_Khalkhin_Gol
World War II battle on north coast of France
defended the occupied coastlines of Europe. In the aftermath of the Dunkirk evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force in May 1940, the British started
Dieppe_Raid
British G-class destroyer
Greyhound participated in the Norwegian Campaign in April 1940, the Dunkirk evacuation in May and the Battle of Dakar in September before being transferred
HMS_Greyhound_(H05)
invasion of the Netherlands German invasion of Belgium Battle of France Dunkirk evacuation Battle of Britain Battle of the Mediterranean North Africa West Africa
Mexico_during_World_War_II
World War II battle, 1944–1945
several major ports on the English Channel coast into the autumn, while Dunkirk remained under siege until the end of the war in May 1945. The Allies'
Battle_of_the_Bulge
British Army in Western Europe from 1939 to 1940
the 2nd Infantry Division provided rearguards during the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk. The 2nd Royal Norfolks held the line at La Bassée Canal with
British Expeditionary Force (World War II)
British_Expeditionary_Force_(World_War_II)
English actor (born 1971)
during World War II and was killed in action at Dunkirk just a few days before the Dunkirk evacuation. Leonard's father, Richard, was born blind and worked
Martin_Freeman
Last major offensive of the European theatre of World War II
of Berlin, the bulk of the uranium and most of the scientists had been evacuated to Haigerloch in the Black Forest). On 6 March, Hitler appointed Lieutenant
Battle_of_Berlin
Pre-World War II British Army anti-aircraft radar
Expeditionary Force and at least one was captured by German forces during the Dunkirk evacuation. The subsequent German evaluation led them to believe that British
Radar, Gun Laying, Mk. I and Mk. II
Radar,_Gun_Laying,_Mk._I_and_Mk._II
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
Gumrak on the night of 21/22 January, meant an end to air supplies and the evacuation of the wounded. The third and last serviceable runway was at the Stalingradskaya
Battle_of_Stalingrad
War. He and his turret gunner shot down 12 enemy aircraft over the Dunkirk evacuation beaches and during the Battle of Britain. Thorn survived the war but
Ted_Thorn_(RAF_officer)
Major World War II battle in the Pacific Theater
with the loss of 132 men.[page needed] Because all civilians had been evacuated, there were no civilian casualties on Iwo Jima, unlike at Saipan and Okinawa
Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
children Evacuations of civilians in Japan during World War II Operation Dynamo, British evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk, France
List of World War II evacuations
List_of_World_War_II_evacuations
1943 armistice ending the hostilities between Italy and the Allies
airfields and naval ports in Italian territory, regardless of the rate of evacuation of the Italian territory by the German forces. These ports and fields
Armistice_of_Cassibile
between 1924 and 1946. The 800 ton store ship distinguished itself at Dunkirk on Friday 31 May 1940. The vessel was armed as a DEMS ship by soldiers
SS_Levenwood_(1923)
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
December 1960 and saw active service in the Norwegian campaign, the Dunkirk evacuation and the Malta Convoys. During the early years of the Second World
806_Naval_Air_Squadron
1941 Japanese attack on the US
26 (November 27 in Japan), the Hull note, required Japan to completely evacuate China without conditions and conclude non-aggression pacts with Pacific
Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
at the end of his second year to join up, having heard about the Dunkirk Evacuation (27 May to 4 June 1940). He and a friend travelled by train from Cambridge
John St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan
John_St_Aubyn,_4th_Baron_St_Levan
Aerial bombing attacks in 1945
other cities where a severe blitz will not only cause confusion in the evacuation from the East, but will also hamper the movement of troops from the West
Bombing_of_Dresden
War plan of the German Army during the Battle of France in 1940
surrender of the Belgian Army and Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the BEF and French forces from Dunkirk. Defeat in the north and the lack of mobile reserves
Manstein_plan
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1899 - 1939)
and again in World War II, and was sunk while participating in the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. The current PS Waverley, launched in 1946, was built as a
PS_Waverley_(1899)
Military unit
role it served during World War II in the Battle of France and the Dunkirk evacuation, in North Africa including the Second Battle of El Alamein, and in
5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
5th_Battalion,_King's_Own_Yorkshire_Light_Infantry
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n.
An American duck; the ruddy duck.
n.
One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers; -- called also Tunkers, Dunkards, Dippers, and, by themselves, Brethren, and German Baptists.
n.
The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine.
v. i.
A movement or an evacuation of the bowels.
a.
Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative.
n.
A seat used in evacuating the bowels; hence, an evacuation; a discharge from the bowels.
n.
That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.
n.
An alvine evacuation; also, refuse matter.
v. i.
To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
n.
The act of emptying; evacuation.
n.
The act of cleansing; excessive evacuations; especially, diarrhea.
n.
The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping.
n.
Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
a.
Unable to restrain natural evacuations.
a.
Checking evacuations through astringent or styptic qualities.
n.
Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc.
n.
Abolition; nullification.
n.
Same as Dunker.
n.
The act of purging; the act of clearing, cleansing, or putifying, by separating and carrying off impurities, or whatever is superfluous; the evacuation of the bowels.
n.
The pochard; -- called also dunair, and dunker, or dun-curre.