USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On 10 May 1940, Germany invaded France and the Low Countries, pushing the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), along with French and Belgian troops, back to the French port of Dunkirk.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle of Dunkirk (French: Bataille de Dunkerque) was fought around the French port of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) during the Second World War, between the Allies and Nazi Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -After the last rescue boats left Dunkirk harbor on June 4, 1940, the Germans captured some 40, 000 French troops who’d been left behind as well as at least 40, 000 British soldiers in the Dunkirk vicinity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Between 9 May and 22 June 1940, a remarkable German assault on north-west Europe, known as the Battle of France, resulted in the capture and subjugation of not only France but three other countries – Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dunkirk, French Dunkerque, town and seaport, Nord département, Hauts-de-France région, northern France. It lies along the Strait of Dover between Calais and the Belgian frontier, 49 miles (79 km) northwest of Lille by road.