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MEMORIAL OF REMEMBRANCE

- in Dunkirk / 20 min from Ghyvelde

During the visit, you will walk the 350 linear meters of a rich exhibition of maps of military operations and photographs. Over a total area of 700m2, the Memorial of Remembrance also presents a rich collection of weapons, uniforms and models.

This museum is housed in the casemates of Bastion 32, which were built in 1874 as part of the strengthening of the coastal defense. Bastion 32 was the headquarters of the French and Allied Forces during the Battle of Dunkirk and Operation Dynamo.
The Dunkirk 1940 Museum tells the incredible story of this battle and the evacuation of more than 340,000 Allied soldiers from the “Dunkirk Pocket”. A comfortable 40-seat projection room will allow you to view an archival film of approximately 15 minutes.

more info on: www.dynamo-dunkerque.com

FORT DES DUNES MUSEUM

- in Leffrinckoucke / 10 min from Ghyvelde

This 19th century fort has many traces of the fighting in 1940, the German occupation and the resistance.

The tour takes you through the history of the site and the roofs of the fort offer a superb panorama of the North Sea. Inside, exhibitions and an animated model retrace the progress of Operation Dynamo.

With its buildings hidden under the sand, the Fort des Dunes is a remarkable example of military architecture imagined by General Séré de Rivières. It was built in 1878, at the same time as the so-called Zuydcoote battery, to protect Dunkirk and its port from any attack from the east.
Fort des Dunes was at the heart of Operation Dynamo, which was the largest re-embarkation in history, allowing the evacuation of 338,000 Allied soldiers. A hundred soldiers perished there under the fire of the intense German bombardments, among which the General Janssen, head of the 12th motorized infantry division. Other dramatic events took place there during the war, including the execution of eight resistance fighters in 1944.

more info on: www. fort-des-dunes.fr

PORT MUSEUM

- in Dunkirk / 15 min from Ghyvelde

The Dunkirk Port Museum located in a former tobacco warehouse from the 19th century is divided into two museums, a dockside museum to understand and a floating museum to discover!

The visit of the Museum at the quayside, allows, based on the history of the port of Dunkirk, to discover a large port, its functioning, but also its essential role in maritime trade. The Museum afloat completes this approach to the world of the port with an unparalleled immersion in life aboard a tall ship, the Duchess-Anne, a lightship, the Sandettie and a barge, the Guilde.
The museum is developing numerous educational and cultural activities for both school and general public.

more info on: www.museeportuaire.com