For other uses of Dunkirk or Dunkerque Dunkirk disambiguation Infobox French commune name Dunkirk native ... Nord arrondissement Dunkirk canton INSEE 59183 postal code 59140, 59240, 59640 mayor Michel Delebarre ... Dunkirk Lang fr Dunkerque , IPA fr d k k pron lang nl Duinkerke n IPA nl d ynk rk n Be nl Duinkerke.ogg ... evolution in Dunkirk The name of Dunkirk derives from West Flemish dun e dune and kerke church . Until ... by French. History File Digue de Dunkerque.jpg thumb left Dunkirk s seafront Middle Ages Expand section date April 2009 Dunkirk was first mentioned in 1067 as Dunkirk Lang nl Church of the Dune or Dune ... between Spain, the Netherlands, England and France. At the beginning of the Eighty Years War , Dunkirk ... s once again made their base at Dunkirk. Jean Bart was the most famous. The Man in the Iron Mask was arrested at Dunkirk. The 18th century Swedish privateers and pirates Lars Gathenhielm and his wife and partner Ingela Gathenhielm Ingela Hammar , are known to have sold their ill gotten gains in Dunkirk ... rights to fortify Dunkirk, to allay British fears of it being used as an invasion base. Dunkirk in World War II Main Battle of DunkirkDunkirk evacuation Siege of Dunkirk 1944 In May 1940, during the Battle ... they retreated to the area around the port of Dunkirk. The German land forces could have ... 123,000 French soldiers were evacuated the miracle of Dunkirk , as Churchill called it. It took over ... fighting men. The British evacuation of Dunkirk through the English Channel was codenamed Operation ... Spain. File Dunkirk.gif thumb right Map of Dunkirk surroundings, during the Allied attempt to re take Dunkirk in 1944 The city was again contested in 1944, and the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division attempted ... Czech army page ref During the German occupation , Dunkirk was largely destroyed by Allied bombings the artillery siege of Dunkirk was directed on the final day of the war by pilots from No. 652 Squadron RAF , and No. 665 Squadron RCAF . Citation needed date October 2007 Postwar Dunkirk On 14 December ... more details
Dunkirk or Dunkerque may refer to Dunkirk , France French Dunkerque Battle of Dunkirk , in World War II Dunkirk evacuation Operation Dynamo , the evacuation of 338,226 British and French troops during that battle Dunkirk film Dunkirk film Music Inspired by The Snow Goose Dunkirk , a song by the British band Camel Dunkirk TV series Dunkirk TV series , 2004 BBC docudrama Weekend at Dunkirk 1964 French film French battleship Dunkerque Dunkirk horse Dunkirk , an American racehorse Maersk Dunkerque Dunkerque , a cross channel RO RO Ferry Places United Kingdom Dunkirk, Cambridgeshire , a hamlet north of Ely and west of Littleport Dunkirk, Cheshire Dunkirk, Gloucestershire Dunkirk, Kent , a village between Faversham and Canterbury Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire United States Dunkirk, Indiana , a city Dunkirk, Cass County, Indiana Dunkirk, Maryland Dunkirk, Montana Dunkirk, New York , a city Dunkirk town , New York , surrounding the city of DunkirkDunkirk, Ohio Dunkirk, Wisconsin , a town Dunkirk community , Wisconsin , an unincorporated community disambiguation Category Place name disambiguation pages de Dunkirk fr Dunkirk it Dunkirk nl Dunkirk sl Dunkirk razlo itev ... more details
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dunkirk , after the Channel seaport of Dunkirk, France HMS Dunkirk 1656 HMS Dunkirk was a 2 gun ketch captured from the French in 1656 and sold in 1660. HMS Dunkirk 1651 HMS Dunkirk was a 48 gun fourth rate . She was launched in 1651 under the name Worcester , but she was renamed Dunkirk on the English Restoration Restoration in 1660. She was rebuilt in 1704 and 1734, and was broken up in 1749. HMS Dunkirk 1754 HMS Dunkirk was a 60 gun fourth rate launched in 1754. She was on harbour service from 1778 and was sold in 1792. HMS Dunkirk D09 HMS Dunkirk was a Battle class destroyer Battle class destroyer launched in 1945 and broken up in 1965. See also HMS Dunkirk Prize HMS Dunkirk Prize was a 24 gun sixth rate , previously the French privateer Le Hocquart . She was captured by HMS Dunkirk 1660 HMS Dunkirk in 1705 and was wrecked in 1708. The French battleship Dunkerque Dunkerque was a French fast battleship of a similar name commissioned in 1937 and scuttled in 1942. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Dunkirk,. Hms Category Royal Navy ship names sl HMS Dunkirk ... more details
unreferenced date June 2009 infobox UK place country England latitude 51.2915 longitude 0.9804 official name Dunkirk static image Image The Red Lion Inn, Dunkirk, UK.jpg 240px static image caption The Red Lion Inn, Dunkirk population shire district Swale shire county Kent region South East England constituency westminster Canterbury UK Parliament constituency Canterbury post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference Dunkirk is a village and civil parish between Faversham and Canterbury in southeast England . Toponymy The origin of the village s name is still not very clear, but it is understood to come from a house called Dunkirk , lived in by a Flemish people Fleming from Dunkerque on the border between France and Belgium . Dunkirk s main claim to fame is that in 1838 it was the scene of the last armed rising on British soil, the Battle of Bossenden Wood to the north of the village. External links Commons category inline Dunkirk, Kent Swale Category Villages in Kent Kent geo stub es Dunkirk Kent pl Dunkirk Kent ... more details
coord 51.577 2.302 display title region GB scale 5000 File Dunkirkrain.JPG thumb 200px Hamlet of Dunkirk, Gloucestershire Dunkirk is a Hamlet place hamlet in the rural north of South Gloucestershire , near the Gloucestershire border, in the civil parish parish of Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire Hawkesbury . The hamlet is on an important T junction where the A46 road A46 which goes from Bath, Somerset Bath to Nailsworth and Stroud meets the A433 road A433 which goes towards Tetbury and Cirencester . Dunkirk in Hawkesbury parish should not be confused with Dunkirk near Nailsworth, also on the A46 in Gloucestershire , and the site of Dunkirk Mill. ref http www.british history.ac.uk report.aspx?compid 19112 Victoria County History of Gloucestershire Nailsworth Economic History ref The hamlet of Petty France is directly to the south. Previously, Petty France and Dunkirk were known as road accident hotspots, The proportion of fatal and serious accidents was 46 , and is significantly higher than the average for South Gloucestershire as a whole, which is 12 . 13 accidents occurred between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2001, including 2 fatal accidents, four were serious and seven were slight., ref https consultations.southglos.gov.uk inovem consult.ti legacy 711 consultationHome South Gloucestershire website ref as a result of this the speed through the two hamlets was reduced to 40 MPH. References Reflist South Gloucestershire Category Villages in South Gloucestershire SouthGloucestershire geo stub id Dunkirk, Gloucestershire pl Dunkirk Gloucestershire ... more details
Infobox Treaty name Treaty of Dunkirk long name Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance between the United Kingdom and France image image width caption type Mutual defence treaty date drafted date signed 4 March 1947 location signed Dunkirk , France date sealed date effective 8 September 1947 condition effective date expiration signatories parties France and the United Kingdom ratifiers depositor language languages English language English and French language French wikisource Treaty of Dunkirk The Treaty of Dunkirk was signed on 4 March 1947, between France and the United Kingdom in Dunkirk France as a Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance against a possible Germany German attack in the aftermath of World War II . The Dunkirk Treaty entered into force on 8 September 1947 and it preceded the Treaty of Brussels of 1948. See also NATO European Defence Community Source http www.ena.lu treaty alliance mutual assistance united kingdom france dunkirk march 1947 020300070.html Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance between the United Kingdom and France http www.ena.lu signing treaty dunkirk march 1947 020703059.html Signing of the Treaty of Dunkirk DEFAULTSORT Dunkirk Treaty Category Military alliances involving the United Kingdom Category Military alliances involving France Category 1947 in France Category 1947 in the United Kingdom Category France United Kingdom relations Category Treaties concluded in 1947 Category Treaties entered into force in 1947 Category 20th century military alliances Category Treaties of the French Fourth Republic Category Dunkirk Treaty Category History of Nord French department fr Trait de Dunkerque pl Traktat z Dunkierki ro Tratatul de la Dunkerque ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2007 Infobox UK place country England latitude 52.94103 longitude 1.17559 map type Nottinghamshire official name Dunkirk population shire district City of Nottingham shire county Nottinghamshire region East Midlands constituency westminster Nottingham South UK Parliament constituency Nottingham South post town NOTTINGHAM postcode district NG7 postcode area NG dial code 0115 os grid reference SK555385 Dunkirk is a residential area of Nottingham , England which is located to the south east of the University of Nottingham and the Queen s Medical Centre . It is in the electoral ward of Dunkirk and Lenton , part of the Nottingham South UK Parliament constituency Nottingham South constituency . While home to many permanent residents of Nottingham, the area also houses numerous students, including many international students, mainly from East and Southeast Asia. The area has become increasingly popular in the last decade due to its proximity to the university. The crime rate is lower in Dunkirk than in Beeston, Nottinghamshire Beeston , another area of Nottingham populated by students. Fact date February 2010 Dunkirk has its own nursery and primary school and the Old Lenton and Dunkirk Community Centre. Dunkirk also has a small industrial area, located along the Nottingham Canal . Nottingham Science and Business Park, with headquarters of a few companies, is located in Dunkirk as well. There is a large cinema and entertainment centre just outside Dunkirk, on the other side of the Canal, adjacent to Clifton Boulevard A52 road Neighbouring Areas Lenton, Nottingham Lenton to the North and East. Beeston, Nottinghamshire Beeston to the West and South West. Nottingham Nottinghamshire Category Districts of Nottingham Nottinghamshire geo stub ... more details
orphan date March 2010 Expand French Phare de Dunkerque date December 2009 Image Ph111.jpg thumb 200px The Dunkirk lighthouse Dunkirk lighthouse phare de Dunkerque or phare de Risban is an automated first order i.e. 60 km beam or further port lighthouse, the highest of this type in France. It is sited near Dunkirk . Construction on the lighthouse was completed in 1842. Coord 51 02 56 N 02 21 51 E source frwiki region FR scale 2000 type landmark display title Category Lighthouses in France Category Buildings and structures in Nord French department Category Buildings and structures completed in 1842 Category Dunkirk Lighthouse Category Transport in Nord Pas de Calais Category Visitor attractions in Nord French department lighthouse stub France struct stub es Faro de Dunkerque fr Phare de Dunkerque ... more details
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename Dunkirk sire Unbridled s Song grandsire Unbridled dam Secret Status damsire A.P. Indy sex Stallion horse Stallion foaled 2006 country United States colour Gray horse Gray breeder W.S. Farish, James Elkins & W.T. Webber, Jr. owner Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith. Racing Colors Blue, blue cap. trainer Todd Pletcher record 5 2 2 0 earnings 350,000 Dunkirk is an American Thoroughbred Racehorse born in 2006. He is the son of graded stakes winner and major sire Unbridled s Song and multiple Grade 1 winner Secret Status . He is owned by a syndicate composed of John Magnier, Derrick Smith, and Michael Tabor and trained by Todd Pletcher during his short racing career. Dunkirk acquired a measure of celebrity during the 2007 Keeneland Yearling Auction, where he sold for 3.7million. Unraced at 2, he broke his maiden at age 3 in 2009 at first asking at Gulfstream Park. He followed that win with an Allowance victory, also at Gulfstream Park. He then placed second in the Florida Derby , a race in which victorious Quality Road set a new track record. In the 2009 Kentucky Derby, Dunkirk finished 11th after stumbling badly at the beginning. This was the first time he had failed to finish in the top two. He then skipped the mid May Preakness Stakes ... 6 furlongs, Dunkirk was overtaken in the stretch but fought back to finish 2nd behind eventual ..., it was discovered that Dunkirk had suffered a condylar fracture in his left hind cannon bone. After a successful surgery, Dunkirk was expected to return to racing in 2010 at age 4, but he instead was retired to stand stud at Ashford Stud in Kentucky. Pedigree Dunkirk boasts an impressive pedigree ... race winners Unbridled won the 1990 Kentucky Derby A.P. Indy won the 1992 Belmont Stakes . Dunkirk displays ... sire s side. Pedigree name Dunkirk f Unbridled s Song m Secret Status ff Unbridled fm Trolley ... contenders dunkirk http www.bloodhorse.com horse racing thoroughbred dunkirk 2006 Category 2006 racehorse ... more details
Ship armour Ship armor Ship aircraft Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes The Guide of Dunkirk was a Lifeboat ... was self righting and designed for launch from a beach. As one of the Little Ships of Dunkirk she was used in the Operation Dynamo evacuation of Allied soldiers from Dunkirk in World War II . Between ... ownership. Before Dunkirk The 5000 needed to buy a lifeboat was one of the targets of the Guide Gift ... or, for those too young to work, by earning money doing odd jobs. The Guide of Dunkirk was built by Rowhedge ... the builder s yard for the Dunkirk evacuation on June 1, 1940. She had the designation ON826. ref ... publisher Girl Guides Association date 1976 location London ref Dunkirk At the evacuation of Dunkirk ... was hit by shellfire and was extensively damaged. After Dunkirk In May 1941 she was stationed at Cadgwith ... stations TheLizardCornwall history accessdate 2006 10 12 ref In 1947 she was named Guide of Dunkirk ... of Dunkirk was sold into private ownership and renamed Girl Guide . Retirement The boat is now .... See also Portal Scouting Historic RNLI Lifeboats References Reflist Refbegin cite web title Dunkirk Little Ship Guide of Dunkirk now Girl Guide publisher The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships url http ... Cynthia title 1910... and then? Refend DEFAULTSORT Guide Of Dunkirk Category Guiding Category Girlguiding ... involved in the Dunkirk evacuation ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Dunkirk, Ohio settlement type Village United States Village nickname motto Images image skyline Dunkirk, Ohio, northward along Main Street, US68.jpg imagesize 250px image caption Looking northward along Main Street in downtown Dunkirk image flag image seal Maps image map OHMap doton Dunkirk.png mapsize 250px map caption Location of Dunkirk, Ohio image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Ohio subdivision type2 List of counties in Ohio County subdivision name2 Hardin County, Ohio Hardin Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 1.9 area land km2 1.7 area water km2 0.2 area total sq mi 0.7 area land sq mi 0.7 area water sq mi 0.1 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 952 population density km2 551.6 population density sq mi 1428.6 General information timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes GR 3 elevation m 288 elevation ft 945 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US type city latd 40 latm 47 lats 19 latNS N longd 83 longm 38 longs 41 longEW W Area postal codes & others postal ... feature ID blank1 info 1039880 GR 3 website footnotes Dunkirk is a village United States Ohio village ... 2000 census , it had a population of 952. Geography Dunkirk is located at coord 40 47 19 N 83 38 ... 0.1 sqmi km2 of it 8.22 is water. History In 2006, Dunkirk was identified by the Ohio Department ..., Ohio ca Dunkirk Ohio es Dunkirk Ohio ht Dunkirk, Ohio nl Dunkirk Ohio pl Dunkirk Ohio pt Dunkirk Ohio vo Dunkirk Ohio ... more details
unreferenced date September 2011 Infobox football club clubname Dunkirk image File Dunkirk F.C. logo.png 160px fullname Dunkirk Football Club nickname The Boatmen founded 1946 ground http stable.toolserver.org geohack geohack.php?pagename The Ron Steel Sports Ground¶ms 52 55 26.11 N 1 10 14.61 W region GB type landmark Ron Steel Sports Ground , Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire Dunkirk capacity chairman manager league Midland Football Alliance Midland Alliance season 2011 12 in English football 2011 12 position Midland Football Alliance Midland Alliance , 18th pattern la1 pattern b1 pattern ra1 leftarm1 FF0000 body1 FF0000 rightarm1 FF0000 shorts1 000000 socks1 000000 Dunkirk Football Club is a association football football club established in 1946 in association football 1946 and based in the Nottingham residential area of Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire Dunkirk , England . The club plays in the Midland Football Alliance Midland Alliance , having joined from the East Midlands Counties Football League East Midlands Counties League at the end of the 2009 10 season. In the 1993 94 in English football 1993 94 season, they reached the Fifth Round of the FA Vase . Players Current squad football squad start fs player no nat England pos GK name Nick Ivanov fs player no nat England pos GK name Wojciech Tokarz fs player no nat England pos DF name Phil Hopkinson fs player no nat England pos DF name Ross McCaughey fs player no nat England pos DF name Dave Robinson fs player no nat England pos DF name Lee Beck fs player no nat England pos DF name Rob McCormick fs player no nat England pos DF name Eddie West fs player no nat England pos DF name David Blue fs player no nat England pos DF name Joe Richardson fs player no nat England pos DF name Paul McCaughey fs player no nat England pos DF name Ben Moore football squad mid fs player no nat England pos DF name Andrew Frawley Captain association ... fchd id DUNKIRK name Dunkirk Midland Alliance Category Association football clubs established in 1946 ... more details
File DUNKIRK1940.jpg thumb British troops evacuating Dunkirk s beaches. Many stood for hours in shoulder deep water, waiting to board the vessels. Campaignbox Western Front World War II The Dunkirk evacuation , commonly known as the Miracle of Dunkirk , code named Operation Dynamo by the United Kingdom ... of Dunkirk , France, between 26 May and the early hours of 3 June 1940, because the British, French, and Belgian troops were cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk in the World War ... 1940 Dunkirk rescue is over Churchill defiant. BBC , 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2010. ref ref name ... and brain of the British Army had been stranded at Dunkirk and seemed about to perish or be captured ... to Britain by the famous little ships of Dunkirk , a flotilla of around 700 merchant marine boats ... of Dunkirk . BBC News , 30 May 2000. Retrieved 18 July 2009. ref ref name history http www.adls.org.uk History . The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships . Retrieved 11 April 2008. ref Operation ... to keep up the morale of the nation, the full extent of the unfolding disaster around Dunkirk was not publicised ... Dunkirk pocket steadily increased. On 29 May, 47,000 British troops were rescued ref Keegan 1989 ... Alexander the commander of the rearguard inspected the shores of Dunkirk from a motorboat this morning ... from beaches scope col Troops evacuated br from Dunkirk Harbour scope col Total scope row 27 May 7,669 ... gunner covering retreating troops at Dunkirk 1940 Little ships Main Little ships of Dunkirk Most of the little ... RNLI sailed to Dunkirk. Those from the lifeboat stations at Lbs Ramsgate and Margate were taken ... was lost after it was run onto the beach at Dunkirk. ref Beilby, Alec. More lifeboats at Dunkirk ... service in 1941 at Cadgwith with the name Guide of Dunkirk . ref name Handbook18 Denton 2009, pp ... ft 3ins. Then at Southwold, the Mary Scott was towed to Dunkirk by the paddle steamer Empress of India ... made 3 trips between Dover and Dunkirk. Stenoa Launched 1929, as Cecil and Lilian Philpott. length ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Dunkirk, Indiana settlement type City nickname image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal image map Jay County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Dunkirk Highlighted.svg mapsize 250x200px map caption Location in the state of Indiana image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Indiana subdivision type2 List of counties in Indiana Counties subdivision name2 Jay County, Indiana Jay , Blackford County, Indiana Blackford government type leader title Mayor leader name Ronald N. Hunt Democratic Party United States D area note established date area magnitude 1 E6 area total km2 2.9 area land km2 2.9 area water km2 0.0 population as of 2010 population note population total 2362 population density km2 904.1 timezone Eastern Standard Time Zone EST utc offset 5 timezone DST Eastern Daylight Time EDT utc offset DST 4 area total sq mi 1.26 area land sq mi 1.26 area water sq mi 0.00 elevation m 288 ... 0433786 GR 3 footnotes Dunkirk is a city in Blackford County, Indiana Blackford and Jay County, Indiana ... Dunkirk is located at coord 40 22 28 N 85 12 35 W type city 40.37, 85.21 , GR 1 primarily within ... States Census accessdate 2012 04 21 ref Dunkirk has a typical Midwestern United States Midwestern ... box location Dunkirk, Indiana single line Yes Jan high F 32 Feb high F 37 Mar high F 48 Apr high ... USIN0167 f.html?woeid 2394454 title Dunkirk Weather Records and Averages publisher Yahoo year 2011 ... 10.7 of those under age 18 and 9.8 of those age 65 or over. History Dunkirk was home to the Indiana Glass Company from 1907 until 2002. Dunkirk is the hometown of drowning pool singer Ryan Mccombs ..., Indiana ca Dunkirk Indiana es Dunkirk Indiana io Dunkirk, Indiana ht Dunkirk, Indiana nl Dunkirk Indiana pt Dunkirk Indiana simple Dunkirk, Indiana vo Dunkirk Indiana ... more details
Use mdy dates date February 2011 Infobox settlement official name Dunkirk, Maryland settlement type Census designated place CDP nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map Calvert County Maryland Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Dunkirk Highlighted.svg mapsize 250x200px map caption Location of Dunkirk, Maryland image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Maryland subdivision type2 List of counties in Maryland County subdivision name2 Calvert County, Maryland Calvert government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 18.8 area land km2 17.5 area water km2 1.3 area total sq mi 7.3 area land sq mi 6.8 area water sq mi 0.5 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 2363 population density km2 134.6 population density sq mi 348.7 General information timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation m 37 elevation ft 121 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US type city latd 38 latm 42 lats 49 latNS N longd 76 longm 40 longs 12 longEW W Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code postal code 20754 area code Area code 410 410 blank name Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS code blank ... website footnotes Dunkirk is a census designated place CDP in Calvert County, Maryland Calvert County ... over 1,000,000. Geography Dunkirk is located at coord 38 42 49 N 76 40 12 W type city 38.713499, 76.670070 ... places in Maryland ca Dunkirk Maryland es Dunkirk Maryland nl Dunkirk Maryland pt Dunkirk Maryland vo Dunkirk Maryland ... more details
About the World War II battle in 1940 details about the major evacuation of Allied troops from DunkirkDunkirk evacuation the other battles of the same name Battle of Dunkirk disambiguation Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Dunkirk partof The World War II Second World War image File Dunkirksoldier1.JPG 250px caption A British soldier on Dunkirk s beaches fires at strafing German aircraft. ref name Taylor and Mayer p. 59 date 26 May 4 June 1940 place Dunkirk , France result German victory ... from Dunkirk, 27 May 4 June 1940. historyofwar.org. Retrieved 14 May 2008. ref strength2 ... tanks br 156 aircraft Campaignbox Western Front World War II The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in the World ... of France on the Western Front World War II Western Front , the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence ... on Dunkirk. Contrary to popular belief, what became known as the Halt Order did not originate ... around the Dunkirk pocket should cease their advance on the port and consolidate, to avoid an Allied ... were still around Lille , over convert 40 mi km abbr on from Dunkirk, and the French still ... Kleist s armour held the line west and south of Dunkirk in order to pounce on the Allied forces ... the remaining French forces. The terrain around Dunkirk was considered unsuitable for armour, ref name ... the BEF at Dunkirk, but this hardly squares with the contemporary record. Directive No. 13, issued ... Fall Gelb.svg thumb 450px left Map of the battle On 27 May, the British fought back to the Dunkirk ... also fired high explosive shells into Dunkirk. By this time, the town contained the bodies of over ... around Dunkirk, and General Brooke was to conduct a holding action with the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 50th ... longer while the BEF retreated. Action at Poperinge The route back from Brooke s position to Dunkirk ..., and French General Falgade, to prepare a perimeter defence of Dunkirk. The perimeter was semicircular ... http www.bbc.co.uk history worldwars wwtwo dunkirk spinning 06.shtml Day of National Prayer , Professor ... more details
Infobox lighthouse name Dunkirk Light image name Dunkirk.JPG caption location Point Gratiot on Lake Erie yearbuilt 1826 yearlit 1875 automated 1960 yeardeactivated foundation Dressed Stone construction Rubblestone encased in brick shape Square marking Upper 2 3 White, lower 1 3 natural, Red Lantern height focalheight convert 82 ft m abbr on lens Third Order Fresnel lens currentlens intensity range characteristic Occulting White 4 seconds fogsignal admiralty ARLHS USA 248 USCG 7 3410 ref name cghist cite uscghist NY date 2009 08 08 ref ref name cgll cite uscgll 7 2009 38 ref ref name ARLHS cite web url http wlol.arlhs.com lighthouse USA248.html title ARLHS World List of Lights ref Infobox nrhp embed yes name Point Gratiot Lighthouse Complex nrhp type image Point Gratiot Light Nov 10.JPG caption Point Gratiot Light, November 2010 location Sycamore Rd., Dunkirk, New York lat degrees 42 lat minutes 29 lat seconds 38 lat direction N long degrees 79 long minutes 21 long seconds 14 long direction W coord display inline,title coord parameters region US type landmark locmapin New York built 1875 architecture Gothic, High Victorian Gothic added December 18, 1979 area convert 3.9 acre governing body U.S. Coast Guard refnum 79001568 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref Dunkirk Light , also known as Point Gratiot Light , is an active lighthouse located at Point Gratiot on Lake Erie in New York state. The lighthouse was established in 1826 and the current tower was first lit in 1875. The lighthouse was automated in 1960 and is still operational. The foundation is made out of dressed stone and the lighthouse ... Lighthouse Complex in 1979. Cultural The Dunkirk Lighthouse is open daily except Sunday. Guided tours ... Dunkirk Lighthouse Official Site ref The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum ... of these and made them available online. These include postcards of Dunkirk Point Gratiot Light ref ... ISBN 1550463993 External links http dunkirklighthouse.com Dunkirk Lighthouse and Veteran s Park Museum ... more details
Week end Zuydcoote redirects here. For the novel see Week end at Zuydcoote Infobox Film name Weekend at Dunkirk image Week end a zuydcoote.jpg image size caption director Henri Verneuil producer Raymond Hakim br Robert Hakim writer Fran ois Boyer br Robert Merle narrator starring music Maurice Jarre cinematography editing Claude Durand distributor released runtime 119 min country FRA br ITA language French language French budget preceded by followed by Weekend at Dunkirk lang fr Week end Zuydcoote is a 1964 in film 1964 drama film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean Paul Belmondo . ref name NY Times cite news url http movies.nytimes.com movie 116213 Weekend overview title New York Times Weekend Zuydcoote accessdate 2008 09 03 work NY Times first Eliot last Fremont Smith ref It is based on the 1949 Prix Goncourt winning novel Week end at Zuydcoote French Week end Zuydcoote by Robert Merle . Selected cast Jean Paul Belmondo Julien Maillat Catherine Spaak Jeanne References reflist External links Imdb title id 0058740 title Week end Zuydcoote CinemaofFrance DEFAULTSORT Weekend At Dunkirk Category 1964 films Category French films Category French language films Category 1960s drama films Category Films directed by Henri Verneuil 1960s France film stub de D nkirchen, 2. Juni 1940 fr Week end Zuydcoote film ru ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Dunkirk, Wisconsin settlement type Town nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map WIMap doton Dunkirk.png mapsize 250px map caption Location of Dunkirk, Wisconsin image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates region US WI subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Wisconsin subdivision type2 List of counties in Wisconsin County subdivision name2 Dane County, Wisconsin Dane Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 83.7 area land km2 82.6 area water km2 1.1 area total sq mi 32.3 area land sq mi 31.9 area water sq mi 0.4 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 2053 population density km2 24.8 population density sq mi 64.3 General information timezone North American Central Time Zone Central CST utc offset 6 timezone DST CDT utc offset DST 5 elevation footnotes GR 3 elevation m 271 elevation ft 889 latd 42 latm 53 lats 41 latNS N longd 89 longm 11 longs 49 longEW W Area postal codes & others postal code type postal code area code Area code 608 608 blank name Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS code blank info 55 21100 GR 2 blank1 name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1583104 GR 3 website footnotes Dunkirk is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin Dane County , Wisconsin , United States . The population was 2,053 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Dunkirk community , Wisconsin Dunkirk and Hanerville, Wisconsin ... age 18 and 3.7 of those age 65 or over. External links http www.townofdunkirk.com Town of Dunkirk ... area es Dunkirk Wisconsin ht Dunkirk, Wisconsin lt Dunkirkas ... more details
Infobox Film name Dunkirk image size caption director Les Norman Leslie Norman producer Michael Balcon writer J.S. Bradford book br Ewan Butler book br David Divine screenplay narrator starring John Mills br Richard Attenborough br Bernard Lee music Malcolm Arnold cinematography Paul Beeson editing Gordon Stone studio Ealing Studios distributor MGM released Start date 1958 9 10 df y runtime 134 minutes country FilmUK language English budget preceded by followed by image Dunkirk VideoCover.jpeg Dunkirk is a 1958 British war film directed by Les Norman Leslie Norman and starring John Mills , Richard Attenborough and Bernard Lee . ref Variety Film Reviews Variety film review March 26, 1958, page 6. ref ref Harrison s Reports and Film Reviews Harrison s Reports film review August 23, 1958, page 134. ref It was based on two novels Elleston Trevor s The Big Pick Up and Lt. Col. Ewan Hunter and Maj. J. S. Bradford s Dunkirk . ref http www.allmovie.com work dunkirk 90149 ref Plot The film relates the story of Operation Dynamo , the evacuation of surrounded British and French troops from the beaches of Dunkirk . It does so principally from the viewpoints of two people a newspaper reporter and a soldier. Corporal Tubby Binns John Mills , Lieutenant Lumpkin and their platoon return to their camp after blowing up a bridge, only to discover that their company has pulled out in the night, leaving them alone in France. One man and a truck have been left to wait for them, but he and Lumpkin are killed in a bomber attack, leaving Tubby in charge with no idea what the situation is. It is up to Tubby ... being ordered to go to Dunkirk, where the rest of the British Expeditionary Force World War II ... the Battle of France and threatening to destroy the Allied forces bottled up around Dunkirk, the British ... , Teston in Kent. Wartime Dunkirk town centre was recreated using part of Rye Harbour in Sussex ... imdb title 0051565 Dunkirk amg movie id 1 90149 tcmdb title id 1109 Leslie Norman Category Western ... more details
French arrondissement nomarr Arrondissement of Dunkirk r g Nord Pas de Calais d pt Nord department Nord nbca 16 nbco 115 cheflieu Subprefectures in France Subprefecture town Dunkirk pop 379,702 year 1999 hect km 1,443 dens 263 image map Arrondissement dunkerque nord 59.png map caption Location of Dunkirk in Nord Pas de Calais The arrondissement of Dunkirk is an Arrondissements of France arrondissement of France, located in the Nord department Nord Departments of France department , in the Nord Pas de Calais Regions of France region . It has 16 Cantons of France cantons and 115 Communes of France communes . It roughly corresponds to the Westhoek region French Westhoek part of French Flanders , where traditionally French Flemish is spoken. Composition Cantons The cantons of the arrondissement of Dunkirk lang nl Duinkerke are Canton of Bailleul Nord Est Bailleul Nord Est Canton of Bailleul Sud Ouest Bailleul Sud Ouest Canton of Bergues Bergues Canton of Bourbourg Bourbourg Canton of Cassel Cassel Canton of Coudekerque Branche Coudekerque Branche Canton of Dunkerque Est Dunkerque Est Canton of Dunkerque Ouest Dunkerque Ouest Canton of Grande Synthe Grande Synthe Canton of Gravelines Gravelines Canton of Hazebrouck Nord Hazebrouck Nord Canton of Hazebrouck Sud Hazebrouck Sud Canton of Hondschoote Hondschoote Canton of Merville Merville Canton of Steenvoorde Steenvoorde Canton of Wormhout Wormhout Communes The communes of the arrondissement of Dunkirk, and their INSEE code s, are class wikitable 1. Armbouts Cappel small 59016 small 2. Arn ke small 59018 small 3. Bailleul, Nord Bailleul small 59043 small 4. Bambecque small 59046 small 5. Bavinchove small 59054 small 6. Bergues small 59067 small 7. Berthen small 59073 small 8. Bierne small 59082 small 9. Bissezeele small 59083 small ... 27. Crochte small 59162 small 28. Drincham small 59182 small 29. Dunkirk Dunkerque small 59183 ... 594&nom Nord&tnccnom 1&numreg 31&numdep 59&numar 4&numct Dunkirk on French National Institute ... more details
The term Battle of Dunkirk , Raid on Dunkirk or Siege of Dunkirk , can refer to a number of military operations fought in or near the town of Dunkirk in northern France . Battle of Dunkirk 1383 &ndash fought between Flemish under Frans Ackerman and French armies. Battle of the Dunes 1658 , often known as the Battle of Dunkirk &ndash fought between Allied and Spanish forces in 1658. Siege of Dunkirk 1793 &ndash conducted by British and Hanoverian forces against a French garrison in 1793 during the French Revolutionary War . Raid on Dunkirk 1800 &ndash fought between British and French naval forces during the French Revolutionary War. Battle of Dunkirk &ndash fought between French and British allies and German forces in 1940 during the Second World War . The Dunkirk evacuation &ndash a major military operation that took place during the 1940 Battle of Dunkirk. Siege of Dunkirk 1944 &ndash conducted by Allied forces against a German garrison in 1944 45 during the Second World War. disambig cs Bitva u Dunkerque rozcestn k fr Si ge de Dunkerque ... more details
otherships HMS Dunkirk Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Image HMS Dunkirk D09 .jpg 300px HMS Dunkirk Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country UK Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 60px RN Ensign Ship name HMS Dunkirk Ship namesake Ship ordered 1943 Ship awarded Ship builder Alexander Stephen and Sons Ship original cost Ship yard number Ship way number Ship laid down 19 July 1944 Ship launched 27 August 1945 Ship sponsor Ship christened Ship completed Ship acquired Ship commissioned 27 November 1946 Ship recommissioned Ship decommissioned 1963 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship identification Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship captured Ship fate ... awards HMS Dunkirk D09 was a later or 1943 Battle class destroyer Battle class fleet destroyer of the British Royal Navy RN . Though there were other ships of the Navy that had been named Dunkirk , as far back as the 1650s, it held added meaning after the dramatic, and at times, tragic and heroic Dunkirk evacuation evacuation from Dunkirk between late May and early June 1940, in which over 300,000 British, as well as French troops, were rescued by a ragtag fleet of ships. Dunkirk was built by Alexander ... 1946. In the year of her commissioning, Dunkirk joined the 4th Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet . In 1950, Dunkirk was placed in Reserve, as were many of her sister ships in the 1950s. She subsequently performed a variety of duties and in 1958, while in the Mediterranean , Dunkirk , in broad ... minor damage. In 1961, Dunkirk , along with the cruiser HMS Lion C34 6 and the frigate HMS Leopard ... Kingdom UK from the deployment s culmination Dunkirk deployed to the Mediterranean to take up the duties ... to be replaced. Dunkirk finally returned home in 1963. Just two years later, Dunkirk was scrapped at Faslane ... Publishing location London year 1971 isbn 0 85524 012 1 Battle class destroyer DEFAULTSORT Dunkirk ... more details
Infobox School name Dunkirk High School image caption Home of the Marauders streetaddress 75 W 6th St, Dunkirk, NY, 14048 location Dunkirk, New York country United States of America grades 9 12 established 1965 type Public school government funded Public principal Paul Lyons dean Multiple students 472 athletics Football, Baseball, Soccer colors Maroon & White color box maroon color box white mascot Marauders website http www.dunkirkcsd.org Dunkirk High School DHS is a public high school located in Dunkirk, New York . It is situated on 6th Street, a few blocks from the city downtown. The High School enrolls 680 students in grades 9 through 12. School Overview Dunkirk High School serves as the only public High School in the city. Its rival is Fredonia High School, located in Fredonia, a village just 2 miles away from Dunkirk. The school enrolls 472 students in grades 9 through 12. The ethnic break down is as follow White 59 , Hispanic mostly Puerto Rican 30 , Black 10 and Asian 1 . 54 of the students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. The faculty is composed by 60 classroom teachers. The graduation rate is 94 . Sports Activities Bowling Basketball Cross Country Golf Indoor Track Outdoor Track Soccer Swimming Tennis Cheerleading Softball Volleyball Football Baseball Clubs and Organizations Chorus Band Jazz Band JROTC Drill Team JROTC Color Guard The Citizen School Newspaper Drama Club French Club German Club Boys and Girls State Student Council Student Ambassador Program Fellowship of Christian Athletes Environ ton Club The Candle Literary Publication Future Leaders Tutoring Yearbook Musical School Play NYSSMA Solo National Honor Society Science Club Chess Club Key Club Live Authors Society Photography Club Spanish Club coord missing New York Category High schools in New York Category Schools in Chautauqua County, New York ... more details
at Infobox settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Dunkirk nickname ... label for total area and population rows motto images and maps image skyline Dunkirk New York aerial view.jpg imagesize 250px image caption Aerial view of Dunkirk, facing north over Lake Erie. image flag ..., top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location of Dunkirk in New York pushpin mapsize Location ... www.cityofdunkirk.com footnotes Refimprove article date June 2009 Dunkirk is a Administrative ... at the 2010 census. GR 2 Dunkirk is bordered on the north by Lake Erie . It shares a border ..., and with the Administrative divisions of New York Town Town of Dunkirk town , New York Dunkirk to the east and west. Dunkirk is the westernmost city in the state of New York . Citation needed ... square miles 0.1 km of it 0.88 is water. Climate Weather box location Dunkirk, New ... http www.weather.com weather wxclimatology monthly graph USNY0400 title Climate Statistics for Dunkirk ... of those age 65 or over. Law Enforcement and Fire EMS The City of Dunkirk has its own police force under ... and dispatchers for the police department only. Dunkirk has a split paid and volunteer fire department ... of the membership is volunteer. As of 2011, Dunkirk Fire started handling 90 percent of EMS transports ... Life Support when needed. In recent years, Dunkirk Fire s dispatching merged with the county dispatch ... county satellite station on Monroe St. in the City of Dunkirk just southwest of NY 60. Dispatching is still ... pad. Education A branch of Jamestown Community College is in Dunkirk. Dunkirk High School , home of the Marauders, is part of the public http www.dunkirkcsd.org dunkirkcsd site default.asp Dunkirk City ... plant along Lake Erie in Dunkirk Transportation The Chautauqua County Dunkirk Airport DKK , located in the Town of Dunkirk , provides both training facilities and charter services. ref http www.dkk.com ref Railroad service in Dunkirk is served by CSX Transportation via the Buffalo Cleveland Willard ... more details
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