Dunkirk evacuation of 1940

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:activities Operation Dynamo report
gptkbp:aftermath boosted British morale
approximately 338,000 troops
gptkbp:casualties thousands of soldiers lost
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:starship
civilian boats
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired art
inspired video games
inspired music
inspired documentaries
inspired speeches
inspired public memorials
gptkbp:date June 4, 1940
May 26, 1940
gptkbp:duration 9 days
gptkbp:emergency_services beach landing
military transport ships
ferrying by boats
small craft rescue
successful evacuation of most troops
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Dunkirk_(2017_film)
gptkbp:historical_analysis gptkb:Company
international cooperation
strategic withdrawal
civilian contribution
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Fall_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_impact led to the formation of the Dunkirk spirit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dunkirk evacuation of 1940
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Belgian_Army
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Dunkirk_Memorial
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Operation_Dynamo
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:General_Gort
gptkb:Admiral_Ramsay
gptkb:General_de_Gaulle
gptkb:General_Weygand
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dunkirk,_France
gptkbp:military_technology evacuation
gptkbp:significance turning point in World War II
gptkbp:strategic_importance rescue Allied soldiers
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege
civilian involvement
beach defense
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dunkirk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4