Miracle at Dunkirk (may 27, 1940 – jun 14, 1940)
Description:
A quarter-million troops of the British Expeditionary Force, together with about 140,000 French and Belgian soldiers, were safely evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk, France between May 26 and June 4, 1940, in one of the largest successful maritime evacuations of trapped armies in military history.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 27, 1940
jun 14, 1940
~ 18 days