On May 10, 1940, the so-called “phony war” ended decisively when Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium in a blitzkrieg (German for “lightning war”) attack. The Strait of Dover, where the distance between England and France is just 21 miles across the English Channel, is located to the southwest.īecause of its seaside location near the borders of three European powers, Dunkirk (known as Dunkerque in French) and the surrounding area have been the site of centuries of commerce and travel, as well as numerous bloody battles. Dunkirk is located in the north of France, on the shores of the North Sea near the Belgian-French border.
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