{"id":1033,"date":"2026-06-04T14:10:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:10:26","slug":"deseret-news-archives-evacuation-at-dunkirk-a-pivotal-moment-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1033","title":{"rendered":"Deseret News archives: Evacuation at Dunkirk a pivotal moment in history"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story was originally published on June 4, 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>In 1940, as casualties mounted across Europe, the Allied military evacuation of some 338,000 troops from Dunkirk, France, proved to be a pivotal moment in World War II.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1031\">Opinion: The \u2018Frankenstein candidate\u2019 frightening Democrats across the nation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In late May-early June, hundreds of thousands of British, French and Belgian troops found themselves cut off and stranded in northern France following a six-week battle.<\/p>\n<p>An evacuation, code-name Operation Dynamo, was undertaken and wrapped up on this day in 1940, and the front pages of the world\u2019s newspapers heralded the success of the operation.<\/p>\n<p>For many, it became known as the Miracle of Dunkirk.<\/p>\n<p>On June 4, before the House of Commons and Parliament of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared: \u201cWe shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1029\">Opinion: Trump\u2019s executive order on AI isn\u2019t worth the paper it\u2019s written on<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While intense study of the military operation, accounts of the many civilians who heroically stepped in, where the German leaders failed, and the impact on the overall trajectory of the war continues to this day, newspaper headlines captured the moments in time. His speech included the phrase \u201cmiracle of deliverance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are some looks back at the evacuation from several perspectives:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Miracle\u2019 of Dunkirk blamed on map error\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Dunkirk\u2019 uses spectacular visuals and non-stop intensity to re-create a famous WWII evacuation\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParades and tears mark Dunkirk anniversary\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBritish flotilla to mark WWII Dunkirk rescue\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWWII soldiers are honored by town they liberated\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our opinion: On D-Day, remember that success hangs on the strength of a friendship\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1027\">\u2018Everything we need to win big here\u2019: How Morgan Scalley\u2019s first recruiting class at Utah is shaping up<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Related<\/div>\n<div>Deseret News timeline<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in history: Prime Minister Winston Churchill\u2019s stirring declaration of \u2018miracle of deliverance\u2019 remembered to this day. 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