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More than 338,000 British, French and Belgian soldiers at the mercy of the German invaders were brought to safety in what proved to be one of the turning points of the Second World War.

Will is the grandson of Admiral Bertram Ramsay, who oversaw the evacuation of some 338,000 Allied soldiers from northern France after they were surrounded by German troops during World War Two.

As they turned tail and ran, British soldiers could not at first understand why. But word eventually got around that everyone should make for Dunkirk, the last port not in German hands.

In the operation, 338,000 British, French, and Belgian soldiers were evacuated from northern France as German forces advanced through Europe following the outbreak of war in September 1939.