Soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) marching towards Dunkirk for evacuation. Codenamed Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940.

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Size: 5430px × 3227px
Location: Dunkirk, Northern France
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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