evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and 4 June 1940
Documented facts
- Date
- 26 May 1940 (Gregorian) — 4 June 1940 (Gregorian)
- Precision
- Day
- Referenced location
- Dunkirk
- Source coordinates
- 51.0575°, 2.3575°
- Part of
- Battle of France
Referenced participants
Documented participation does not establish opposing sides. Alliances absent from the sources are not reconstructed.
People and command
- John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort — documented command · Source ↗
- Bertram Home Ramsay — documented command · Source ↗
- Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis — documented command · Source ↗
- William Tennant — documented command · Source ↗
- Jean-Marie Charles Abrial — documented command · Source ↗
- Gerd von Rundstedt — documented command · Source ↗
- Bertram Home Ramsay — documented participation · Source ↗
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