Dunkirk evacuations (Operation Dynamo)
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On 4 June 4 1940, the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk on the Belgian coast ends as German forces capture the beach port. The 9-day evacuation, the largest of its kind in history and an unexpected success, saved 338,000 Allied troops from capture by the Germans.