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A shipwreck on the beach in La Panne.

Haunting photos which capture the trail of devastation left in the wake of the Dunkirk evacuation have been unearthed after 77 years.

The poignant pictures were taken soon after 330,000 Allied troops had been rescued from the beaches by an armada of little ships having been defeated by the Germans.

The epic operation is about to be the subject of the new Hollywood blockbuster movie 'Dunkirk' will stars Tom Hardy and Harry Styles and is die for release on July 21.

The black and white snaps show German soldiers surveying the wreckage which included destroyed ships and large military trucks lying in the surf.

They are being sold by Duke's Auctioneers.