The Dunkirk evacuation Removing , code-named Operation Dynamo , also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk , was the evacuation Removing of Allied soldiers during World War II from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk , in the north of France , between 26 May and 4 June 1940 .

Real Madrid were the defending champions , but were eliminated Removing in the quarter-finals by Dynamo Kyiv .

The match Competition was the 49th Soviet Cup Final Competition and it was contested Competition by FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Lokomotiv Moscow .

The Soviet Cup Competition winner Dynamo qualified Becoming_a_member for the Cup Winners ' Cup Competition first round for the Soviet Union .

Dynamo played Competition their 10th Cup Final Competition winning on 9 occasions including this one .

The Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas did not compete Competition for the first time since the competition Competition 's inception Coming_to_be in 2010 .

The operation was preceded Process_start by the better known rescue of and French soldiers from Dunkirk in Operation Dynamo On 20 May , the Germans had captured Conquering Abbeville at the mouth of the Somme and cut off Hindering the main Allied armies in the north .