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.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 british evacuation from beleaguered dunkirk in june 1940 is one of history’s great last stands, and one of world war ii’s turning points.With the beaten british expeditionary force hunkered down in …In may 1940, soldiers and civilians struggle by land, sea and air to evacuate the british army and their allies, europe's last hope, from dunkirk.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 …