![]() ![]() Special exhibitions will also be organised on the occasion. The Mémorial du Souvenir historical centre will give you the opportunity to relive the incredible story of this massive operation that turned Dunkirk into a symbol of the Second World War. Monday 25th May morning: departure of the Dunkirk Little Ships. Sunday 24th May 10:00am: Ceremony on Zuydcoote beach to honour the victims of the Crested Eagle, a paddle steamer sunk in 1940. Saturday 23rd May 3:30pm: Parade in the streets of Dunkirk (marching bands, period military vehicles and cars…) Saturday 23rd May 11:00am Commemorative ceremony at the Allied memorial on the beach (time to be confirmed) The little ships will be welcomed on the quay by the period vehicles of the War & Peace display team.įriday 22nd May 2:30pm: Commemorative ceremony at the British cemetery and memorial (route de Furnes) Thursday 21st May: Arrival of the Little Ships at the end of the afternoon (subject to weather conditions). In 2015, the 75th anniversary Operation Dynamo will be commemorated from 21st May until 25th May Under continuous aerial attack, over 340,000 allied soldiers, including 120,000 French soldiers and several thousand Belgian soldiers were evacuated through Dunkirk after its fall, almost a third of which were transferred by the beaches. Everything that could float from the south of England was mobilized: warships, merchant ships, fishing boats, pleasure yachts, dinghies and miniscule craft, “little ships” that had never ventured any further than a few nautical miles from the shore. Great Britain decided to evacuate troops fearing they would be trapped in Dunkirk by the advancing German Army and from 28 th May to 4 th June 1940, the French and British Navies worked to evacuate the soldiers. Known as Operation Dynamo, it resulted in the evacuation of 340,000 allied soldiers to England, an event which will be commemorated in May 2015 for the 75th Anniversary… Dunkirk, the last town to be liberated in 1945 was also the dramatic scene of a key episode at the beginning of the Second World War. ![]()
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