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Dunkirk: belfry Dunkirk, France Dunkirk evacuation
Learn how Nazi panzers wedged between French and British troops and trapped the latter at Dunkirk
Infographic map of the Dunkirk Evacuation, May 26 to June 4, 1940, during World War II. The central map shows northern France and the English Channel, with red arrows illustrating evacuation routes from Dunkirk to England. Side panels and charts provide a timeline of key events, troop evacuation numbers by day, breakdown of evacuees by nationality, the number of ships and planes lost, and a comparison of initial plans versus actual outcomes. Insets include a small locator map of Europe and a pie
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Dunkirk: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Official Tourism Site of Dunkirk, France. Jan 23, 2025
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Dunkirk, France. Aug 09, 2024
Map added. Jul 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Globalsecurity.org - Dunkirk. Jun 07, 2023
Map added. May 01, 2023
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Dunkirk and the Dunes. Apr 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Dunkirk, France. Feb 10, 2023
Updated for the 2016 reorganization of French régions. May 22, 2017
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Dunkerque, France. Feb 14, 2014
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Dunkerque, France. Feb 05, 2014
Add new Web site: The History Learning Site - Dunkirk. Jan 24, 2014
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Dunkirk. Jul 12, 2011
Media added. Jun 24, 2010
Population data updated. Aug 08, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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