Earlier this week “little ships” retraced the steps made 70 years ago
A ceremony will take place later to mark the 70th anniversary of the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk.
Some 30 to 40 veterans are expected to attend the event at the Allied Memorial on Dunkirk seafront, with 50 of the original "little ships" offshore.
A bike ride for the forces' charity Help for Heroes will also finish in the town after a 320-mile trip from Portsmouth.
Thousands of Allied troops were rescued from Dunkirk in the mass evacuation in the early stages of World War II.
Driven back
Veterans at the ceremony will be joined by crews of Navy vessels, while the 43rd French Infantry Regiment and the 110th French Infantry Regiment will parade in the town centre in the afternoon.
Earlier this week, a fleet of about 64 "little ships" commemorated the anniversary of Operation Dynamo by sailing from Ramsgate in Kent to Dunkirk.
About 338,000 troops were evacuated from Dunkirk's beaches after they had been driven back to the coast of northern France by the German army.
British, French, Canadian and Belgian soldiers were rescued between 26 May and 4 June, 1940.
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