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Epic card · History
Dunkirk evacuation, an Epic card
In the Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, more than 338,000 Allied soldiers were evacuated during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk in northern France between 26 May and 4 June 1940.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 600,000
Ranked #830 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Dunkirk evacuation quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Dunkirk evacuation card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The British ______ Force was sent to help defend France.
Answer
Expeditionary. The British Expeditionary Force was sent to help defend France. From the Dunkirk evacuation article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
After Germany invaded Poland in September ____, France and the British Empire declared war on Germany and imposed an economic blockade.
Answer
1930s. After Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, France and the British Empire declared war on Germany and imposed an economic blockade. From the Dunkirk evacuation article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bihar. Bihar 93 · Republic of Venice 88 · Alexander II of Russia 85 · Dunkirk evacuation 80 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The operation began after large numbers of Belgian, British, and French troops were cut off and surrounded by German troops during the six-week Battle of France.
- After Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, France and the British Empire declared war on Germany and imposed an economic blockade.
- The British Expeditionary Force was sent to help defend France.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Dunkirk evacuation article was read about 600,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Dunkirk evacuation
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Dunkirk evacuation (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
