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Dec 14, 2016 · Watch the trailer for the WWII war movie "Dunkirk," starring Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, James D'Arcy, Mark Rylance, Harry Styles, Jack Lowden, Aneurin Barna...
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Watch the Official Main Trailer for Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan. In cinemas July 21, 2017.“Dunkirk” opens as hundreds of thousands of British and ...
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The Battle of Dunkirk (French: Bataille de Dunkerque) was fought around the French port of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) during the Second World War, between the Allies and Nazi Germany. As the Allies were losing the Battle of France on the Western Front , the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British and other Allied forces to Britain from 26 May to 4 June 1940.
The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, was the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940. The operation commenced after large numbers of Belgian ...
The name of Dunkirk derives from West Flemish dun (e) ' dune ' or ' dun ' and kerke 'church', thus 'church in the dunes'. [6] A smaller town 25 km (15 miles) farther up the Flemish coast originally shared the same name, but was later renamed Oostduinkerke (n) in order to avoid confusion. Until the middle of the 20th century, French Flemish (the ...
After escaping, the soldier tries to wrest control of the boat, and in the scuffle, George falls, suffering a severe blow to the head. Peter treats George's wounds as best as he can, but his injury grows worse, causing him to go blind. Duty-bound to aid the evacuation, Dawson continues towards France.
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, Canada, and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
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