2 June 1940 - It has now become too dangerous to evacuate troops in daylight so evacuations continue under the cover of darkness. #Dunkirk | History Hit

The evacuation from the French port of Dunkirk began #OnThisDay 1940. Though Winston Churchill and his advisers had initially hoped to rescue 20,000-30,000 troops from the beaches, 338,000 had been rescued by 4 June. The successful evacuation was a great boost to civilian morale, and created the 'Dunkirk spirit' which helped Britain to fight on in the summer of 1940. Learn more about Operation Dynamo in this episode of IWM Stories: http://bit.ly/3hPHcTM | Imperial War Museum London