DUNKIRK, FRANCE - circa 01 June 1940 - Soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force fire at low flying German Stuka dive bombers while awaiting evacu

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DUNKIRK, FRANCE - circa 01 June 1940 - Soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force fire at low flying German Stuka dive bombers while awaiting evacuation on the beach in Dunkirk, France. During the nine days from the 27th May to the 4th June, some 338,226 men escaped, including 139,997 French, Polish, and Belgian troops, together with a small number of Dutch soldiers, aboard some 861 boats and ships (of which 243 were sunk during the operation) - Photo: Geopix

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Size: 3840px × 2304px
Location: Dunkirk, France
Photo credit: © Geopix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

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