Treaty of Dunkirk — Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance between the United Kingdom and France Type Mutual defence treaty Signed 4 March 1947 Location Dunkirk, France Effective 8 September 1947 Parties France and the United Kingdom Languages English and … Wikipedia
Dunkirk — For other uses of Dunkirk or Dunkerque, see Dunkirk (disambiguation). Dunkirk Dunkerque … Wikipedia
Treaty of Brussels — This article is on the 1948 treaty, which served as a basis for the Western Union. Some see it as the basis of NATO, set up by the North Atlantic Treaty a year later. For the treaty in 1516, refer to War of the League of Cambrai A Western… … Wikipedia
Dunkirk — /dun kerrk/, n. 1. French, Dunkerque /dueonn kerddk /. a seaport in N France: site of the evacuation of a British expeditionary force of over 330,000 men under German fire May 29 June 4, 1940. 83,759. 2. a period of crisis or emergency when… … Universalium
Military of the European Union — The coat of arms of the EU military staff Service branches EUMS … Wikipedia
History of the European Communities (1945-1957) — The history of the European Communities between 1945 and 1957 saw the first moves towards European unity as the first bodies began to be established in the aftermath of the Second World War. In 1951 the first community, the European Coal and… … Wikipedia
European Defence Community — The European Defense Community (EDC) was a plan proposed in 1950 by René Pleven, the French President of the Council (name of Prime Ministers till 1958), in response to the American call for the rearmament of West Germany. The intention was to… … Wikipedia
Ernest Bevin — Infobox Politician name= Ernest Bevin imagesize=250px caption= birth date = 9 March 1881 birth place = Winsford, Somerset, England death place = London, England death date = death date and age|1951|04|14|1881|09|03 office = Secretary of State for … Wikipedia
Eighty Years' War — Relief of Leiden after the siege, 1574. Date 1568 1648 Location … Wikipedia
World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… … Universalium
