As Christopher Nolan's film Dunkirk hits theaters, here's what you need to know about the real history behind the battle and evacuation. The story takes place amid real events of 1940 Sign Up for ...

The evacuation from Dunkirk of nearly 340,000 troops under "Operation Dynamo" is one of the most momentous events of World War II. See how the story unfolded in maps from 27 May-4 June 1940. German ...

In 1940, as casualties mounted across Europe, the Allied military evacuation of some 338,000 troops from Dunkirk, France, proved to be a pivotal moment in World War II.

These German images from Dunkirk—the WWII evacuation of which began on May 26, ... more than 330,000 troops had been evacuated from France, ... (he even drew a map to remember their location).

Animated Map: The Fall of France (Dunkirk) Even though millions of French troops were manning the defensive Maginot Line in early 1940, ...

After seeing the two excellent programmes about Dunkirk on tv last weekend, just wanted to add that my father, FC Aberdein, RASC, was still in France after the main evacuation and didn't leave ...

Encircled in northern France by Nazi German forces, the Allies threw everything into a mass evacuation. Over those nine days, 338,220 soldiers -- mostly British, but also 123,000 French and 16,800 ...

The evacuation from Dunkirk of nearly 340,000 troops under "Operation Dynamo" is one of the most momentous events of World War II. See how the story unfolded in maps from 27 May-4 June 1940.