Battle of Dunkirk

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British ships rescuing allied troops under German Stuka fire at Dunkirk
British ships rescuing allied troops under German Stuka fire at Dunkirk

The Battle of Dunkirk took place in 1940, near the beginning of World War II. The German army defeated the British and French, splitting their army in two and trapping the smaller part in the north. The northern part of the army retreated to Dunkirk, France, a port on the English Channel. There the Royal Navy helped protect them and many thousands of them sailed to England. Many boats helped them to escape, even boats which where not part of the Navy.