Dunkirk is a 2017 historical war film produced, written, and directed by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II from the perspectives of people on the land, sea, and air.

Jul 21, 2017 · Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. Christopher …

Dunkirk evacuation (May 26–June 4, 1940), in World War II, the evacuation of about 198,000 soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and 140,000 French and Belgian troops from the French …

In May 1940, soldiers and civilians struggle by land, sea and air to evacuate the British army and their allies, Europe's last hope, from Dunkirk.

In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically...

Jun 21, 2025 · The successful evacuation at Dunkirk had far-reaching strategic consequences for the rest of World War II. By saving the core of the British Army, the Allies preserved a fighting force …

Jan 25, 2018 · During the Battle of Dunkirk from May 26 to June 4, 1940, some 338,000 British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops were evacuated from Dunkirk to England as …

Mar 21, 2025 · The Battle of Dunkirk was a military engagement between the Allies and Nazi Germany around the port of Dunkirk, France, during World War II. It involved the defense and mass evacuation …

Discover what made the evacuations from Dunkirk so successful, how the British evacuation was carried out and why Winston Churchill regarded the operation as a 'miracle of deliverance'.

The British evacuation from beleaguered Dunkirk in June 1940 is one of history’s great last stands, and one of World War II’s turning points. With the beaten British Expeditionary Force hunkered down in …