1 During the Battle of Dunkirk from May 26 to June 4, 1940, some 338,000 British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops were evacuated from Dunkirk to England as German forces closed in on them. (patriotrealm.com) posted 2 years ago by Patriotrealm 2 years ago by Patriotrealm +1 / -0 0 comments share 0 comments share save hide report block hide replies