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Dunkirk evacuation

evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and 4 June 1940
Event maritime_evacuation Q911972
Dunkirk evacuation
Frank Capra (film) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Dunkirk evacuation is a maritime evacuation[1]. It draws 14,614 Wikipedia views per month (maritime evacuation category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: France[3]
  • Instance of: military operation[4], naval battle[5]
  • Follows: Battle of Dunkirk[6]
  • Location: Dunkirk[7], English Channel[8]
  • Part of: Battle of France[9]
  • Commons category: Operation Dynamo[10]
  • Start time: May 26, 1940[11]
  • End time: June 4, 1940[12]
  • Participant: United Kingdom[13], Canada[14], French Third Republic[15], Poland[16], Belgium[17], Netherlands[18], Nazi Germany[19]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[20]
  • Different from: Battle of Dunkirk[21]

Why It Matters

Dunkirk evacuation has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Atonement Belgium Canada Dunkirk Dunkirk France French Third Republic Nazi Germany Netherlands Poland United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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