Shattered by bomb impacts, the 100-meter-long British destroyer "Keith" has been lying at the bottom of the Dunkirk channel since its sinking in 1940. It went down during Operation Dynamo, when ...

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In May 1940, hundreds of thousands of Allied troops were trapped on the beaches of northern France as German forces closed in. With defeat looming, Britain launched Operation Dynamo, a desperate ...

There are few events in the history of war comparable to the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from the French beach at Dunkirk in the late spring of 1940. It is an episode that repays ...

On this episode, AccuWeather Founder & Executive Chair Dr. Joel N. Myers and AccuWeather Network Chief Meteorologist Bernie Rayno discuss one of WWII's most defining moments: The Dunkirk Evacuation ...

Nine months after World War II began, the German Nazi war machine drove French, British, and Belgian troops west across France into a town on the English Channel’s coast, called Dunkirk. By late May ...

Visitors to Dover Castle will soon be able to get a feel for the drama of the Dunkirk evacuation and explore the hidden tunnels where the rescue operation was masterminded. A new exhibition will allow ...

A new exhibition will mark the 85th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation. Set to launch on Wednesday, April 30 in Poole, the event titled "Dunkirk 1940: Our People’s Stories" will be a month-long ...

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The Guide of Dunkirk is a historic motor lifeboat, famous for its role as one of the “Little Ships” in the Dunkirk evacuation during World War II. Its story is one of service and courage. She was ...