[DOC] [TLE] Dunkirk evacuation - Wikipedia [PAR] The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, also known as the 
Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and 
harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940, during World War 
II. ... From 2831 May 1940, in the Siege of Lille, the remaining 40,000 men of the
... [DOC] [TLE] Dunkirk evacuation | World War II | Britannica.com [PAR] Jul 31, 2016 ... (1940) in World War II, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force ... 
wading through the water to board ships at Dunkirk, France, 1940. ... One of the 
most motley fleets of historyships, transports, merchantmen, fishing boats, 
pleasure crafttook men off from the very few ports ... Britannica Web sites. [DOC] [TLE] All you need to know about the Second World War in France, 1939 ... [PAR] 3 September 1939 France and Great Britain declare war against Germany, after 
... the Evacuation of Dunkirk, more than 300,000 French and British soldiers ... 
more than 150,000 Allied soldiers evacuated from the ports of Cherbourg, ... 
Throughout German occupied Europe, young men are called to participate in war 
effort. [DOC] [TLE] The Evacuation of Dunkirk, 1940 - EyeWitness to History [PAR] An eyewitness account of the evacuation of Dunkirk. ... 1940, Gort ordered his 
commanders to retreat to the near-by port of Dunkirk - an ... Escape from France 
... kind of Englishman, never more than two men, often only one, to each small 
boat. [DOC] [TLE] The Battle for France and the Dunkirk Evacuation May- June 1940 ... [PAR] By May 1940 the BEF in Northern France consisted of 10 infantry divisions, ... and 
an air force of over 500 aircraft, a total force of over 300,000 men. ... it clear that 
the German plan was to make their major attack through Belgium. .... There would 
then be a defensive perimeter around Dunkirk to protect the troops at the port... [DOC] [TLE] The evacuation of Dunkirk May 1940 - Historic UK [PAR] The evacuation of British and allied troops from Dunkirk, France in May and June 
1940. ... of more than 300,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk, 
France ... However, in one of the most widely-debated and potentially pivotal 
decisions ... May and 4th June 1940, nearly 700 ships brought over 338,000 
people back... [DOC] [TLE] World War II in Europe - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum [PAR] German forces attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941, pushing more than ... 
More than two million Allied soldiers poured into France. ... Denmark is occupied 
in one day. ... Germany also moves to secure the ports of Narvik and Trondheim 
in the north. ... The Allies successfully evacuate over 300,000 troops from 
Dunkerque... [DOC] [TLE] No, Hitler Did Not Let the British Escape at Dunkirk | Skeptoid [PAR] Apr 15, 2013 ... The German invasion of France a month earlier had torn apart the .... There was 
also far more involved in the Allied escape than Hitler ... soon, the same British 
troops that had escaped one beach would be ...... Hence why Guderian's panzers
, having reached the sea at Abbeville on 20 May 1940 and having... [DOC] [TLE] Dunkirk - WW2History.com [PAR] Churchill called the successful evacuation of more than 300,000 Allied troops 
from Dunkirk ... General Julian Thompson; Dunkirk: The Men They Left Behind ... 
Commentary: By the 20 May 1940, the German army had reached the French 
coast, ... armies, now trapped on three sides by the Germans, and one side by the 
sea. [DOC] [TLE] British troops await evacuation from the beaches of Dunkirk, France ... [PAR] Dunkirk evacuation, the Dunkirk Spirit, rescuing more than 300,000 men from .... 
to the port at Brest during the evacuation of British forces from France, June 1940. 
... this site, but the link is embedded for those of you that wish to see all the 
photos) .... Dunkirk 1940 one of the 'Little Ships', a fishing boat helps evacuate 
troops. [DOC] [TLE] While the main French army was trapped between the 2 German ... [PAR]

Question: One of France's major ports, it was the site of the 1940 evacuation of more than 300,000 men
Answer: Dunkirk