The dunkirk evacuation, codenamed operation dynamo and also known as the miracle of dunkirk, or just dunkirk, was the evacuation of more than 338,000 allied soldiers during the second world war …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.In may 1940, germany advanced into france, trapping allied troops on the beaches of dunkirk.Under air and ground cover from british and french forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated …During world war ii, in mayâ€june 1940, the british expeditionary force and other allied troops, cut off by the germans, were evacuated from dunkirk to england by naval vessels and hundreds of civilian …Dunkirk is a 2017 historical war film produced, written, and directed by christopher nolan that depicts the dunkirk evacuation of world war ii from the perspectives of people on the land, sea, and air.