Dunkirk Evacuation

The Withdrawal from Dunkirk, by Charles Ernest Cundall
The Withdrawal from Dunkirk, by Charles Ernest Cundall

The evacuation from Dunkirk on the French coast was hailed in Britain as an extraordinary achievement and the ‘little ships of Dunkirk’ swiftly entered the mythology of wartime brave deeds.
Dunkirk Evacuation
Dunkirk Evacuation

British soldiers wade out to a waiting destroyer off Dunkirk during the evacuation.
Dunkirk Evacuation
Dunkirk Evacuation

Troops evacuated from Dunkirk on a destroyer about to berth at Dover, 31 May 1940.
Dunkirk Evacuation
Dunkirk Evacuation

Troops evacuated from Dunkirk enjoying tea and other refreshments at Addison Road station in London, 31 May 1940.
Dunkirk Evacuation
Dunkirk Evacuation

Some of the 'little ships' used during the evacuation of Dunkirk being towed back along the River Thames past Tower Bridge, 9 June 1940.
Dunkirk Evacuation
Dunkirk Evacuation

German forces moved into Dunkirk hours after the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force. Here German officers inspect a memorial on the sea front at Dunkirk.

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Art.IWM PST 5111

Production date

1915-05

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Great Britain

Subject period

First World War

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medium: lithograph
support: paper

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Support: Height 765 mm
Support: Width 511 mm

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object category: Poster

Creator

Ibbetson, Ernest (artist)
E S and A Robinson Ltd, Bristol (printer)
PARLIAMENTARY RECRUITING COMMITTEE (publisher/sponsor)

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posters

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whole: the title is positioned across the top in white, with the image occupying the upper half, held within a wood-effect frame design. Further text is located over the lower half, in white. All are set against an olive green background. image: a horse-drawn field artillery team advance, under enemy fire, from background left to foreground right. text: AT THE FRONT! TE Every fit Briton should join our brave men at the Front. ENLIST NOW. PUBLISHED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY RECRUITING COMMITTEE, LONDON (POSTER No.84.) PRINTED BY E S and A ROBINSON, LT.D, BRISTOL.

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Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster No.84.

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Previous ID NO. 1636

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