What was the 1940 naval operation, helped by civilian volunteers in small boats, that evacuated more than 300,000 British and French soldiers from the beaches around Dunkirk?

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The Dunkirk evacuation, which gave rise to the phrase 'the Dunkirk spirit'. When France fell in 1940, a huge naval operation — helped by civilian volunteers in small boats — evacuated more than 300,000 British and French soldiers from the beaches around Dunkirk, giving rise to the phrase 'the Dunkirk spirit'.

What was the 1940 naval operation, helped by civilian volunteers in small boats, that evacuated more than 300,000 British and French soldiers from the beaches around Dunkirk?

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