Eighty years ago, a daring plan was needed to rescue hundreds of thousands of trapped Allied troops from the shores of Dunkirk - a coastal city in northern France. They had been surrounded by Nazi and Axis forces following defeat in the Battle of France in May 1940 during World War Two. During Operation Dynamo, hundreds of vessels, from yachts and speedboats, to ferries and pleasure cruisers, helped rescue more than 330,000 troops. ⛵ Some ships from the mission are still seaworthy today - we wen

Our #RoyalBritishLegion Veterans visited Dunkirk today. Such great scenes as the gather for a group shot with the Beaches in the background. #DDay75 | Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

German forces had pushed the allies to the beaches of Dunkirk, but then stopped their advance, giving allied forces a chance to evacuate. In today's epic new video we're looking at how close Nazi Germany actually was to winning World War 2 and how it was that Britain was able to pull off one of the most miraculous military retreats in history. | The Infographics Show

Daring at Dunkirk: Unveiling the Heroic Evacuation of Allied Troops | Simple History