Defended the perimeter
Battle of Dunkirk → Dunkirk: Defended the perimeter. The Battle of Dunkirk was fought around the French port of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) during the Second World War, between the Allies and Nazi Germany. Dunkirk is a major port city in the department of Nord, and the region of Hauts-de-France, northern France. 2 mi) from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune is about 86,000.