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This article further explains what was missing from Dunkirk the movie:

https://garydemar.com/see-dunkirk-watch-film-see-missing/

From that article:

When Britain was close to defeat during the 2nd World War, and the entire British Army was trapped at Dunkirk, in desperation George 6th called for a National Day of Prayer to be held on 26th May 1940. In a national broadcast he instructed the people of the UK to turn back to God in a spirit of repentance and plead for Divine help. Millions of people across the British Isles flocked into churches praying for deliverance and this photograph [see below] shows the extraordinary scene outside Westminster Abbey as people queued for prayer.

Two events immediately followed.

Firstly, a violent storm arose over the Dunkirk region grounding the Luftwaffe which had been killing thousands on the beaches.

And then secondly, a great calm descended on the Channel, the like of which hadn’t been seen for a generation, which allowed hundreds of tiny boats to sail across and rescue 335,000 soldiers, rather than the estimated 20-30,000. From then on people referred to what happened as “the miracle of Dunkirk.” Sunday June 9th was officially appointed as a Day of National Thanksgiving.

The real “hero” indirectly responsible for “The Miracle of Dunkirk” was - head of the Luftwaffe, Herman Goering.

It was Goering who convinced Hitler to halt his panzer divisions, which were poised to take the beachhead at Dunkirk and destroy the BEF, so as to allow his Luftwaffe to finish them off.

This monumental tactical blunder, borne out of both Goering’s ego and his overestimation of the capabilities of air power against ground forces, gave time for the ‘Miracle’ of the evacuation to succees.

Air power’s success against ground troops had been systematically overestimated practically since the beginning of the airplane. Even today, with all of our smart bombs and killer drones, which have taken our aerial war capability to a new level, there still is no aerial substitute for holding the ground.

Millions of people across the British Isles flocked into churches praying for deliverance and this photograph [see below] shows the extraordinary scene outside Westminster Abbey as people queued for prayer. Two events immediately followed. Firstly, a violent storm arose over the Dunkirk region grounding the Luftwaffe which had been killing thousands on the beaches.

Must have used the same Chaplain that Patton did during the Relief of Bastogne.

I feel compelled to comment here. Dunkirk is not a historical movie, nor was it intended to be. It’s an art film, a brilliant one, that strongly resembles the silent films of the 1920’s that the director took his inspiration from. One can get important WWII facts from The History Channel.