Armbouts-Cappel (from Dutch: Armboutskappel) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population: 2,762
Latitude: 50° 58' 36.55" N
Longitude: 2° 21' 12.67" E
The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and 4 June 1940. The operation was decided upon when lar…
The Battle of Dunkirk was an important battle that took place in Dunkirk, France, during the Second World War between the Allies and Germany.
The Blockhaus d'Éperlecques (English: Bunker of Éperlecques, also referred to as "the Watten bunker" or simply "Watten") is a Second World War bunker, now part of a museum, near Saint-Omer in the northern Pas-de-Calais département of France, and onl…
The Wormhoudt massacre (or Wormhout massacre) was the mass murder of 80 British and French POWs by Waffen-SS soldiers from the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler during the Battle of France in May 1940.
Plopsaland De Panne is a theme park located near the town of De Panne on the Belgian coast.
Adinkerke a small town in western Belgium close to the French border. It is a conurbation with the coastal town of De Panne which in turn is part of the west Belgian coastal conurbation. Adinkerke railway station is also the Western terminus of the …
The Raid on Dunkirk of 7 July 1800 was an attack by a British Royal Navy force on the well defended French anchorage of Dunkirk in the English Channel during the French Revolutionary Wars. French naval forces had been blockaded in their harbours dur…
PS Duchess of Montrose was a paddle steamer launched in 1902 and operated by the Caledonian Steam Packet Company as a River Clyde excursion steamer. She saw active service during the First World War after being requisitioned by the Admiralty and con…
De Moeren (Dutch) or Les Moëres (French) are a marshy region in the Westhoek, politically divided between the French-Belgian border.
Stade des Flandres or (Salle Dewerdt) is an indoor sporting arena located in Dunkerque, France. The capacity of the arena is 2,500 people.
Mardyck (Dutch: Mardijk) is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Gare de Dunkerque is a railway station serving the town Dunkirk, Nord department, northern France.
Brasserie Thiriez is a small craft brewery located in Esquelbecq, a town in the Arrondissement of Dunkirk in the Nord département, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région of France, quite close to the Belgian border.
Gravelines Sportica is an indoor sporting arena located in Gravelines, France. The capacity of the arena is 3,500 people.
The Canal de Bergues is an 8 km long canal connecting Bergues and the ports at Dunkerque, in the Nord department, in northern France.
Roesbrugge-Haringe is a place in the Belgian province of West-Flanders. It is a part of the municipality (a deelgemeente) of Poperinge. Roesbrugge-Haringe consists of two small rural villages, Roesbrugge and Haringe, located in the north western reg…
Roesbrugge is a small rural village in de Belgian provincie of West-Flanders. Roesbrugge is the largest of two villages that make up the "deelgemeente" Roesbrugge-Haringe in the municipality of Poperinge. Roesbrugge is located in the north western p…
Petite-Synthe is a former commune of the Nord département in northern France.