Scenes from Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk between 26 May and 4 June 1940. The clip starts with footage of HMS Icarus steaming past the camera at full speed, followed by shots of sailors loading machine gun belts and evacuees arriving, greeting each other and enjoying food. You can read more about the Dunkirk evacuations on our website: https://bit.ly/3rab7Nr Film: IWM ADM 417 | Imperial War Museum London