Dunkirk evacuation

evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and 4 June 1940

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1940 — 1940 operation Dynamo, miracle of Dunkirk, evacuation of Dunkirk (see also Battle of Dunkirk) event, maritime evacuation, military operation, Q142

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1975-12-06T00:00:00Z

Balcombe Street Siege

0455-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Aylesford

0894-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Benfleet

1936-10-04T00:00:00Z

Battle of Cable Street

0776-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Otford

0043-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Thames

1980-05-05T00:00:00Z

Iranian Embassy siege

1667-06-09T00:00:00Z

Raid on the Medway

1940-12-29T00:00:00Z

Second Great Fire of London

1911-01-03T00:00:00Z

Siege of Sidney Street

1460-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of the Tower of London

1940-09-07T00:00:00Z

The Blitz

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Frameless

Allied lifeboat to trawler dunkirk

A-scene-from-the-Battle-of-Dunkirk-352128913305

British fisher boat dunkirk

British gunner beach dunkirk

British happy rescued from dunkirk 1940

British rescued dunkirk

British troops ship dunkerque

French troop rescue ship

French troops lifeboat dunkirk

French troops ship2 dunkirk

French troops ship dunkirk

Good to be alive dunkirk 1940

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia@			Wikidata
conflict	1975	Balcombe Street Siege	United Kingdom, razzia, hostage taking		Wikidata
conflict	455	Battle of Aylesford	battle		Wikidata
conflict	894	Battle of Benfleet	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1936	Battle of Cable Street	United Kingdom, battle		Wikidata
conflict	776	Battle of Otford	battle		Wikidata
conflict	43	Battle of the Thames	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1980	Iranian Embassy siege	United Kingdom, hostage taking, siege		Wikidata
conflict	1667	Raid on the Medway	United Kingdom, military raid, naval battle		Wikidata
conflict	1940	Second Great Fire of London	airstrike, city fire, United Kingdom		Wikidata
conflict	1911	Siege of Sidney Street	United Kingdom, siege, police raid		Wikidata
conflict	1460	Siege of the Tower of London	conflict, siege		Wikidata
conflict	1940	The Blitz	United Kingdom, aerial bombing of a city		Wikidata
image	1940	Allied lifeboat to trawler dunkirk			Wikimedia
image	1940	A-scene-from-the-Battle-of-Dunkirk-352128913305			Wikimedia
image	1940	British fisher boat dunkirk			Wikimedia
image	1940	British gunner beach dunkirk			Wikimedia
image	1940	British happy rescued from dunkirk 1940			Wikimedia
image	1940	British rescued dunkirk			Wikimedia
image	1940	British troops ship dunkerque			Wikimedia
image	1940	French troop rescue ship			Wikimedia
image	1940	French troops lifeboat dunkirk			Wikimedia
image	1940	French troops ship2 dunkirk			Wikimedia
image	1940	French troops ship dunkirk			Wikimedia
image	1940	Good to be alive dunkirk 1940			Wikimedia