9 JUN: A new exhibition re-creating the drama of the World War 2 evacuation from Dunkirk opens today in Dover Castle, on the south coast of England.
Hundreds of military and civilian vessels of all shapes and sizes sailed across the English Channel to France between 26 May and 3 June 1940 to rescue more than 380,000 British, French and Belgian troops trapped by an advancing German army.
It’s still seen as one of the most famous episodes in British military history.
The operation was conducted from a command centre beneath Dover Castle, which sits above the famous White Cliffs.
Visitors will be able to walk through the tunnels, re-living the days of drama via photographs, newsreels, special effects, personal testimonies and so on.
The re-creation follows two years of research.
An official of the English Heritage organisation, which helped to create the exhibition, told The Guardian newspaper on Wednesday: "The odd thing about Dunkirk is that although it is so famous, there has really been nowhere in Britain visitors could go to learn in detail what happened - to see why and how".
