German occupation of Dunkirk
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The German occupation of Dunkirk was the period during World War II when Nazi forces controlled the French port city after the Allied evacuation, using it as a strategic coastal stronghold.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of World War II
ⓘ
military occupation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
German occupation of France
ⓘ
surface form:
German military administration in occupied France
|
| appliesToTerritory |
Dunkirk, France
ⓘ
surface form:
Dunkirk commune
Dunkirk port area ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944-09-14 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Allied control of Dunkirk
ⓘ
Liberation of Dunkirk ⓘ |
| follows |
Battle of Dunkirk
ⓘ
Operation Dynamo ⓘ
surface form:
Evacuation of Dunkirk
|
| hasCause |
Allied evacuation from Dunkirk
ⓘ
defeat of Allied forces in the Battle of France ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
German control of cross‑Channel approaches near Dunkirk
ⓘ
militarization of the port facilities ⓘ restriction of civilian movement ⓘ |
| location |
Dunkirk
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| natureOfStatement | historical event ⓘ |
| occupyingForce |
Kriegsmarine
ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
Free French Forces ⓘ French Resistance ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participant |
German Air Force
ⓘ
German Army ⓘ German Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Wall defences
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Wall
German occupation of France ⓘ Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front of World War II
|
| significantEvent |
Allied air raids on Dunkirk
ⓘ
German construction of bunkers and gun emplacements in Dunkirk ⓘ civilian evacuations from Dunkirk region ⓘ fortification of coastal defenses at Dunkirk ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Dunkirk, France
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Dunkirk
|
| startTime | 1940-06-04 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 1940s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defense installations
ⓘ
coastal artillery positions ⓘ coastal stronghold ⓘ logistics hub ⓘ naval base ⓘ submarine support operations ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.