Dunkirk Evacuation (may 26, 1940 – jun 4, 1940)
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Also known as Operation Dynamo, the Dunkirk Evacuation was a mass evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, France, to England during World War II, from May 26 to June 4, 1940. Approximately 338,000 British and French troops were successfully evacuated, though significant amounts of equipment were left behind.
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