Dunkirk Evacuation

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath increased production of military equipment
preparation for future battles
reorganization_of_British_forces
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Dunkirk_Little_Ships
gptkb:Dunkirk_Memorial
annual remembrance events
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired literature
inspired art
inspired video games
inspired music
inspired documentaries
inspired television shows
inspired theater productions
gptkbp:date May 26 to June 4, 1940
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:historicalImpact led to the 'Dunkirk Spirit'
boosted_British_morale
influenced_Allied_strategy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod impact on the war's outcome
effectiveness of the evacuation
role of leadership decisions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dunkirk Evacuation
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Belgian_Army
gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dunkirk,_France
gptkbp:mediaAppearances books
documentaries
films
gptkbp:militaryRank importance of evacuation planning
need for air support
value of civilian involvement
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Admiral_Bertram_Ramsay
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
General Gamelin
General Weygand
gptkbp:occursAnnually gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:operations Operation Dynamo
gptkbp:resultedIn evacuation of approximately 338,000 soldiers
gptkbp:significance turning_point_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:strategicGoals successful evacuation under fire
gptkbp:transportation fishing boats
military ships
private vessels