Dunkirk

In 1940, as British troops retreated through France under fire from an advancing German Army, a massive evacuation was launched to bring the soldiers safely home. Between 26 May and 4 June 1940, a staggering 338,000 troops were rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk, France, in the remarkable Operation Dynamo. Among those rescued at Dunkirk was former England cricketer, Douglas Jardine

Two members of the BEF (British Expeditionary Forces)

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Charles Cundall’s painting ‘The Withdrawal From Dunkirk, June 1940’

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