Three of the armada of 'little ships' that evacuated the men But what did happen? A miracle is mentioned in most reports and even in the movies Dunkirk and The Darkest Hour they reported the miracle.

These two events happening when they did were so dramatic, that people named it “The miracle of Dunkirk” and Sunday June 9th was officially appointed as a Day of National Thanksgiving.

Twelve people share their memories of the evacuation of Dunkirk, described by one as 'a planned miracle'. Narrated by Sir Basil Bartlett, a British Expeditionary Force police captain who was based ...

Listen to eight survivors of the Dunkirk evacuation recount their stories in this audio gallery. In early May 1940, during the first year of World War Two, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF ...

The boys weighed up the possibilities, which also meant exploring the oft-forgotten aftermath of Operation Dynamo, the daring evacuation of so many desperate Allied troops from the bomb-blasted beach ...

The port of Dunkirk shattered, its beaches the only escape route for almost 340,000 British, French and Belgian troops facing obliteration by advancing German forces. Only the smallest of vessels ...

Then UK Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, called it a "miracle of deliverance" in his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech. Since then, Merriam-Webster defines Dunkirk (noun) as a ...