Editing Battle of Dunkirk (section)

==Dunkirk Medal==
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A commemorative medal was established in 1960 by the French National Association of Veterans of the Fortified Sector of Flanders and Dunkirk on behalf of the town of Dunkirk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/medals-campaigns-descriptions-and-eligibility#unofficial-medals|title=Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility|website=www.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-06-02|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623150944/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/medals-campaigns-descriptions-and-eligibility#unofficial-medals|archive-date=23 June 2017}}</ref> The medal was initially awarded only to the French defenders of Dunkirk, but in 1970 the qualification was expanded to include British forces who served in the Dunkirk sector and their rescue forces, including the civilians who volunteered to man the "little ships".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30011354 |title=Dunkirk Medal (1940) |access-date=2017-07-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809051740/http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30011354 |archive-date=9 August 2017}}</ref>

The design of the bronze medal included the arms of the town of Dunkirk on one side, and "''Dunkerque 1940"'' on the reverse side.