Did Civilians Help Evacuate Dunkirk?
Did Civilians Help Evacuate Dunkirk? Did civilians help evacuate Dunkirk? Dunkirk evacuation, (1940) in World War II, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) to England. Naval vessels and hundreds of civilian boats were used in the evacuation, which began on May 26.