Battle of Dunkirk

Battle of Dunkirk
Part of The Second World War
Date 26 May 1940–4 June 1940 Location Dunkirk, France Result German victory Allied evacuation
Belligerents
United Kingdom France Belgium	Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Commanders and leaders
Lord Gort Maxime Weygand Georges Blanchard René Prioux	Gerd von Rundstedt Ewald von Kleist (Panzergruppe von Kleist)
Strength
approx. 400,000 338,226 evacuated	approx. 800,000
Casualties and losses
30,000 killed or wounded 34,000 missing or captured 6 destroyers and over 200 smaller vessels 106 aircraft	52,252 killed or wounded 8,467 missing or captured 101—240 aircraft

The Battle of Dunkirk (French: Bataille de Dunkerque) was a major battle during World War II. It lasted from the 26th May until the 4th June, 1940. The Allied forces were split in two by a German armored advance to the Channel coast at Calais. The British and French commanders had been taken by surprise at the speed of the advance. The northern part of the army retreated to Dunkirk, France, a port on the English Channel.

Other websites

• WW2DB: Invasion of France and the Low Countries